Emigrations

/ˌɛmɪˈɡreɪʃənz/ noun

Definition

Plural of emigration; multiple instances or waves of people leaving their native countries to settle elsewhere.

Etymology

Plural form of 'emigration,' formed by adding '-s.' The singular 'emigration' derives from Latin 'emigratio' (a going out or departure).

Kelly Says

History books speak of 'emigrations' as massive movements—the Irish Emigration, the Great Migration of African Americans, the Jewish Diaspora—each plural instance representing millions of individual heartbreaking decisions to leave home.

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