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emigrazione

emigration

noun eh-mee-grah-TSYOH-neh Rare
People & Society Community

Origin: Latin emigratio, from emigrare (to move away).

Usage Note

Emigrazione refers to the act of leaving one's country to settle abroad; the corresponding movement of people arriving is immigrazione. Italy has a long history of mass emigration (la grande emigrazione) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, making this a culturally loaded word. Plural emigrazioni is regular.

Examples

"L'emigrazione italiana verso l'America fu enorme."

Natural Translation

Italian emigration to America was enormous.

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