emigration
noun
em·i·gra·tion
ˌe-mə-ˈgrā-shən 
plural emigrations
: an act or instance of emigrating : departure from a place of abode, natural home, or country for life or residence elsewhere
… with the advent of steamships, by the 1880s intensive emigration had spread from every corner of the globe.—
B. S. Rabinowitz
B. S. RabinowitzFurther Chinese emigration to Taiwan was to be carefully limited.—Jonathan D. Spence
Jonathan D. SpenceExamples of emigration in a Sentence
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It was forged during years of shortages, blackouts, mass emigration, and institutional decline.
—
Tibisay Zea,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
Oil-rich Venezuela, a country of 28 million that was long among the wealthiest nations in Latin America, has suffered a decade of economic decline and mass emigration.
—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
That turn is notable in a country that has prided itself on keeping the far right at the margins, and whose own history of colonization and emigration has generally made such politics a hard sell.
—
Donathan L. Brown,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
In speaking with these individuals for research, Frattino realized just how high a toll the emigration took on them.
—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Tibisay Zea,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
Oil-rich Venezuela, a country of 28 million that was long among the wealthiest nations in Latin America, has suffered a decade of economic decline and mass emigration.
—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
That turn is notable in a country that has prided itself on keeping the far right at the margins, and whose own history of colonization and emigration has generally made such politics a hard sell.
—
Donathan L. Brown,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
In speaking with these individuals for research, Frattino realized just how high a toll the emigration took on them.
—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for emigration
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“Emigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emigration. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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emigration
noun
em·i·gra·tion
ˌem-ə-ˈgrā-shən
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