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Leaving one’s own country in order to live permanently or for a long period in another state.
Natural examples
Politische Verfolgung zwang viele Intellektuelle zur Emigration.
Nach seiner Emigration lebte der Autor drei Jahrzehnte in Kanada.
Die anhaltende Emigration junger Fachkräfte belastet den Arbeitsmarkt.
Usage note
Emigration views the move from the perspective of the country being left; immigration views it from the destination country.
Useful combinations
— to be forced into emigration