emigration

[ em-i-grey-shuh n ]
/ ˌɛm ɪˈgreɪ ʃən /

noun

an act or instance of emigrating.
a body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.
Physiology. diapedesis.

Origin of emigration

1640–50; < Late Latin ēmīgrātiōn- (stem of ēmīgrātiō) removal. See emigrate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM emigration

em·i·gra·tion·al, adjective non·em·i·gra·tion, noun re·em·i·gra·tion, noun

Words nearby emigration

emg syndrome, emic, emiction, emigrant, emigrate, emigration, emigratory, emil, emilia-romagna, emily, emin

British Dictionary definitions for emigrational

emigration
/ (ˌɛmɪˈɡreɪʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of emigrating
emigrants considered collectively

Medical definitions for emigrational

emigration
[ ĕm′ĭ-grā′shən ]

n.

The passage of white blood cells through the walls of small blood vessels.