emigration
noun
em·i·gra·tion
ˌe-mə-ˈgrā-shən 
plural emigrations
: an act or instance of emigrating : departure from a place of abode, natural home, or country for life or residence elsewhere
… with the advent of steamships, by the 1880s intensive emigration had spread from every corner of the globe.—
B. S. Rabinowitz
B. S. RabinowitzFurther Chinese emigration to Taiwan was to be carefully limited.—Jonathan D. Spence
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The country saw a wave of emigration – and a serious brain drain – in the wake of a partial military mobilization that was announced in September 2022.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent waves of emigration of younger Cubans have left many older adults alone to fend for themselves under the direst conditions.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Since then, emigration has spiked, particularly among young families and more liberal Israelis who have felt alienated by years of war and the country’s internal political fights.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Even before the economic crisis worsened and before the wave of emigration over the past five years, Cuba was already one of the countries with the oldest populations in Latin America, a trend nudged further by high life expectancy and low birth rates.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent waves of emigration of younger Cubans have left many older adults alone to fend for themselves under the direst conditions.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Since then, emigration has spiked, particularly among young families and more liberal Israelis who have felt alienated by years of war and the country’s internal political fights.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Even before the economic crisis worsened and before the wave of emigration over the past five years, Cuba was already one of the countries with the oldest populations in Latin America, a trend nudged further by high life expectancy and low birth rates.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Emigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emigration. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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emigration
noun
em·i·gra·tion
ˌem-ə-ˈgrā-shən
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