emigration

About 4.66 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
2. noun A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.

   the Irish emigration

Similar words

out-migration emigrant transmigration migration resettlement migratory immigrant immigration relocation expatriate

Often followed by

to of from and was in is as has

Word family

emigrations