emigration

«emigration» in Mova's school dictionary: leaving your own country to go and live permanently in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Emigration is leaving your own country to go and live permanently in another country. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and history lessons, emigration explains why people moved (for work, safety, families), for example from Ireland and Britain to the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Often studied with «push and pull factors». Phrases: «mass emigration», «emigration from», «wave of emigration».

examples

• There was huge emigration from Ireland during the famine. tree →
• Emigration to Australia was popular among British families. tree →
• Many emigrants left by ship, a journey of many weeks. tree →
• Emigration can split families across the world. tree →
• Poverty and war are common causes of emigration. tree →
• Grandad talks about his emigration from Scotland to Canada. tree →

note

Uncountable. Verb: emigrate; person: emigrant. Trap: EMIgration = leaving (Exit) your country; IMMigration = coming In to a new country. The same person is an emigrant from one country and an immigrant to another.

In the corpora

• A story told through three people often comes back a different shape; a visit can become an emigration.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «emigration» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.