emigration
/ˌɛmɪˈɡreɪʃn
/noun [mass noun]
The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad: mass emigration from Ireland to the United States...
- The sale of fields, followed by the sale of the farm itself, and William's emigration to the USA suddenly made sense.
- There can hardly be a family in Ireland which did not lose sons or daughters to emigration during the 1950s.
- Tens of thousands sought emigration abroad every year in the years immediately following the crackdown.
Synonyms
moving abroad, moving overseas, expatriation, departure, withdrawal, migration, evacuation;
exodus, diaspora;
relocation, resettling;
defection
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