transhumance

[ trans-hyoo-muhns or, often, yoo-, tranz- ]

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

Origin of transhumance

1
1900–05; <French, equivalent to transhum(er) to shift ground (modeled on Spanish trashumar;see trans-, humus) + -ance-ance

Other words from transhumance

  • trans·hu·mant, adjective

Words Nearby transhumance

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British Dictionary definitions for transhumance

transhumance

/ (trænsˈhjuːməns) /


noun
  1. the seasonal migration of livestock to suitable grazing grounds

Origin of transhumance

1
C20: from French, from transhumer to change one's pastures, from Spanish trashumar, from Latin trans- + humus ground

Derived forms of transhumance

  • transhumant, adjective

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