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noun
Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Forced expulsion of from one's native land to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: emigration, out-migration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: migration
noun
the act of expelling a person from their native land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: exile, deportation, transportation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: banishment, proscription
Narrower terms: Babylonian Captivity
History
Borrowed from French expatriation, or from expatriate + -ion.
