noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪʃən/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of moving from one place to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: move, removal
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Renewal of a lease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The assigning of addresses to variables either at linkage editing, or at runtime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English location English relocation From re- + location.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
перасяле́нне
(pjerasjaljénnje)
— moving to another place
Belarusian:
перае́зд
(pjerajézd)
— moving to another place
Bulgarian:
преме́стване
(preméstvane)
— moving to another place
Chinese Mandarin:
搬遷 /搬迁
(bānqiān)
— moving to another place
Chinese Mandarin:
移動 /移动
(yídòng)
— moving to another place
Czech:
přemístění
— moving to another place
Czech:
stěhování
— moving to another place
Dutch:
verhuizing
— moving to another place
Esperanto:
translokigo
— moving to another place
Finnish:
muutto
— moving to another place
French:
déménagement
— moving to another place
French:
délocalisation
— moving to another place
German:
Umzug
— moving to another place
German:
Übersiedlung
— moving to another place
German:
Umsiedlung
— moving to another place
Hungarian:
lakhelyváltoztatás
— moving to another place
Indonesian:
relokasi
— moving to another place
Italian:
tramutamento
— moving to another place
Japanese:
移転
(iten)
— moving to another place
Japanese:
移動
(idō)
— moving to another place
Japanese:
引っ越し
(hikkoshi)
— moving to another place
Korean:
이사
(isa)
— moving to another place
Korean:
이동
(idong)
— moving to another place
Macedonian:
преместување
(premestuvanje)
— moving to another place
Malay:
penempatan semula
— moving to another place
Marathi:
थारेपालट
(thārepālaṭ)
— moving to another place
Piedmontese:
tramud
— moving to another place
Polish:
przemieszczenie
— moving to another place
Polish:
przeprowadzka
— moving to another place
Polish:
relokacja
— moving to another place
Russian:
переселе́ние
(pereselénije)
— moving to another place
Russian:
перемеще́ние
(peremeščénije)
— moving to another place
Russian:
релока́ция
(relokácija)
— moving to another place
Russian:
перее́зд
(perejézd)
— moving to another place
Slovak:
premiestnenie
— moving to another place
Slovak:
presťahovanie
— moving to another place
Slovak:
presídlenie
— moving to another place
Slovene:
premestitev
— moving to another place
Spanish:
mudanza
— moving to another place
Spanish:
traslado
— moving to another place
Spanish:
reubicación
— moving to another place
Spanish:
translado
— moving to another place
Spanish:
mudamiento (disused)
— moving to another place
Ukrainian:
пересе́лення
(peresélennja)
— moving to another place
Ukrainian:
пере́їзд
(peréjizd)
— moving to another place
