French Conversation · Level 29
89 words
French word
émigration
Pronunciation
IPA/emigʁasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounemigration
Example
Son émigration a surpris toute la famille.
His emigration surprised the whole family.
More examples
L'émigration vers l'étranger a augmenté après la crise.
Emigration to a foreign country increased after the crisis.
Core concept
A one-way crossing out of the country of origin to settle elsewhere.
Common phrases
l'émigration vers l'étranger
emigration to a foreign country
émigration clandestine
illegal emigration
émigration économique
emigration for economic reasons
Similar words
immigration: Entering another country to establish a new home there.
migration: The movement of people or groups to live in another region.
Definition in French
Terme désignant le fait de s'établir durablement en quittant son pays d'origine.
Word origin
The noun émigration was formed from French émigrer, which continues Latin emigrare, meaning to move out from one place.
Usage tips
- Émigration names the departure perspective, while immigration names the arrival perspective in the destination country.
Opposites
- immigrationimmigrationnoun
Related words
- émigreremigrateverb
- émigréémigrénoun