emigración

emigration

noun eh-mee-grah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin emigratio, from emigrare (to move away).

Usage Note

Emigración refers to the act of leaving one's country, while inmigración refers to arriving in a new one — the same movement described from opposite perspectives. The related noun for the people is los emigrantes. In Spanish historical contexts la emigración often evokes the mass departure to Latin America or northern Europe in the 20th century.

Examples

"La emigración del campo a la ciudad creció ese año."

Natural Translation

Migration from the countryside to the city grew that year.

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