outmigration en · NOUN
Etymology
From out- + migration.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Synonym of emigration.
The rural north-west of Ireland is not favoured economically, with outmigration still a problem.
2024 December 11, Robin Leleux, “Awards reward restored railway survivors”, in RAIL, number 1024, page 53:The outmigration of young people has left the state with the second-highest proportion of people over 65 in the country, after Florida.
2008 April 22, Katharine Q. Seelye, “In Clinton vs. Obama, Age Is One of the Greatest Predictors”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| out-migration | alternative | lexicographic | |
| outmigrations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
emigrate · outmigrate · immigrate