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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Washington examines varying experiences of displacement, writing with tenderness about the tolls of emigration and exile, both cultural and familial.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
The country continues to grapple with hyperinflation, shortages, and mass emigration, with over seven million Venezuelans fleeing abroad.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
An analysis conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, or FRA, also concluded last year that more than half of respondents had either emigrated or considered emigration in the five years prior to the survey.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
This led to a significant wave of emigration, with many Cubans heading to the United States.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
The country continues to grapple with hyperinflation, shortages, and mass emigration, with over seven million Venezuelans fleeing abroad.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
An analysis conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, or FRA, also concluded last year that more than half of respondents had either emigrated or considered emigration in the five years prior to the survey.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
This led to a significant wave of emigration, with many Cubans heading to the United States.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Emigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emigration. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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emigration
noun
em·i·gra·tion
ˌem-ə-ˈgrā-shən
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