1640-50; < Late Latinēmīgrātiōn- (stem of ēmīgrātiō) removal. See emigrate, -ion
Related forms
emigrational, adjective
nonemigration, noun
reemigration, noun
Examples from the web for emigration
Even so, it is questionable that increased prosperity would slow rates of emigration.
Perhaps the island is being affected by immigration or emigration.
Population size is determined by four general factors: natality, mortality, immigration and emigration.
The benefits from emigration is a cushion to mitigate the pain caused by emigration.
emigration could relieve some of the pressure that's sure to slam down in the decades ahead.
While immigration policies attract a lot of attention, emigration policies receive little.
Interesting, but a more relevant figure would be one tied to emigration and household formation.
In the coming decades, the next lot of emigration countries will grow richer and older too.
It is far from obvious that such emigration presents a net negative to the country of origin.
Economic decline and political uncertainty since its break-up has resulted in high emigration.
British Dictionary definitions for emigration
emigration
/ˌɛmɪˈɡreɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of emigrating
2.
emigrants considered collectively
Word Origin and History for emigration
n.
1640s, from Late Latin emigrationem (nominative emigratio) "removal from a place," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin emigrare "move away, depart from a place," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + migrare "to move" (see migration).
emigration in Medicine
emigration em·i·gra·tion (ěm'ĭ-grā'shən) n. The passage of white blood cells through the walls of small blood vessels.