emigration
noun
an act or instance of emigrating.
emigrations
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pluralof emigration.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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John James Audubon was among the reputable witnesses of what are more properly called emigrations, not migrations.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2023
It was considered enough to express the tragedy of emigrations, of displaced people and their long march.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2013
It was 1840, three years after the first baptisms, when the emigrations began.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2012
Joseph Ponten's seven-volume historical novel will trace the emigrations of German minorities abroad, especially in Russia.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first Kalmuck emigrations towards the west were speedily followed by others.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell
