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transhumance

[ trans-hyoo-muhns or, often, yoo-, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈhyu məns or, often, ˈyu-, trænz- /
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noun
the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
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Origin of transhumance

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

transgress, transgression, transgressive, transgressor, tranship, transhumance, transhumanism, transience, transient, transient ischemic attack, transient modulation
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British Dictionary definitions for transhumance

transhumance
/ (trænsˈhjuːməns) /
noun
the seasonal migration of livestock to suitable grazing grounds

Derived forms of transhumance

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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