transhumance

[ trans-hyoo-muh ns or, often, yoo-, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈhyu məns or, often, ˈyu-, trænz- /

noun

the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.

Nearby words

transgressive, transgressor, transhiatal, transhiatal esophagectomy, tranship, transhumance, transhumanism, transience, transient, transient acantholytic dermatosis, transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy

Origin of transhumance

1900–05; < French, equivalent to transhum(er) to shift ground (modeled on Spanish trashumar; see trans-, humus) + -ance -ance

Related forms

trans·hu·mant, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for transhumance

transhumance

/ (trænsˈhjuːməns) /

noun

the seasonal migration of livestock to suitable grazing grounds

Derived Forms

transhumant, adjective

Word Origin for transhumance

C20: from French, from transhumer to change one's pastures, from Spanish trashumar, from Latin trans- + humus ground

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