outmigration
English
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editEtymology
editNoun
editoutmigration (countable and uncountable, plural outmigrations)
- Synonym of emigration.
- Antonyms: inmigration, immigration
- Hypernym: migration
- 2008 April 22, Katharine Q. Seelye, “In Clinton vs. Obama, Age Is One of the Greatest Predictors”, in New York Times[1]:
- The outmigration of young people has left the state with the second-highest proportion of people over 65 in the country, after Florida.
Usage notes
editThis synonym is sometimes used instead of emigration in an attempt to prevent hasty misunderstandings in which emigration and immigration might be confused by the listener or reader.
Related terms
edit- emigrate (verb)
- immigrate (verb)
- outmigrate (verb)