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Definition of emigration noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

emigration

noun
 
/ˌemɪˈɡreɪʃn/
 
/ˌemɪˈɡreɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. emigration (of somebody) (from…) (to…) the act of leaving your own country to go and live permanently in another country
    • the mass emigration of Cubans to the US
    • emigration from Ireland to the US in the mid-nineteenth century
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