outmigration
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7.2
- noun
- /aʊtˈmaɪɡreɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
emigración
- Similarly, there was a huge outmigration of people from Pittsburgh during the recessions of the early 1980s.
- rural outmigration
Examples
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As shown in the above data, millionaire outmigration roughly doubled afterward in percentage terms.
Blog text (13) -
Greatly increased rural outmigration to communities well beyond the immediate area eroded the close-knit Francophone networks of the neighborhoods.
Academic text (2000) -
As we shall see in a moment, that was an indirect consequence of the geographical outmigration of many of the settlers of the first generation.
Academic text (1995) -
Mobilization of young men in World War Two also contributed to temporary and permanent outmigration.
Academic text (1999) -
With this information in mind, we can assess the structure of geographical mobility and proceed to the issue of outmigration.
Academic text (1995) -
The long nightmare of rural decline and outmigration has not only been halted but reversed in a breathtaking way.
Blog text (27) -
It is also necessary to consider the impact of early to mid-twentieth century outmigration by Cajuns on census figures.
Academic text (2000) -
In peripheral regions such as Tipperary, specialization has led to the loss of farm and mining jobs that, in turn, have prompted outmigration.
Academic text (1999) -
According to the new World Bank analyses, the CSSPPA's price controls diminished economic diversity, encouraged rural outmigration, and contributed to income inequality.
Academic text (1998) -
In recent years, there has been a significant outmigration of families seeking better job opportunities in the cities.
Synonyms
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3.7
Movement of people from one place to another to live there
45
7.2
Many people leaving a place at the same time, often to escape danger or bad conditions
13
4.5
Leaving a country to live abroad permanently
4
1.0
The act of going away from a place or person
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7.1
People leaving an area to live in another place
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8.2
Leaving your home country to live in another
Movement of people from one place or community to another
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outmigration comes from out- ('away') and migrate ('to move to a new place'), the same root you see in migration and migrant. So, outmigration means people moving away from a place to live somewhere else.