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brain drain meaning in Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ಪಲಾಯನ pratibhā palāyana

brain drain in Kannada: ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ಪಲಾಯನ (pratibhā palāyana). In English, brain drain means the migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or more developed nations.

Kannada words for brain drain

emigration of educated people
ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ಪಲಾಯನ pratibhā palāyana

English meaning of brain drain

  1. noun The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or more developed nations.
  2. noun A Jackson-Pratt drain.
  3. verb Of a nation or society, to be deprived of educated or talented people, who in turn migrate to larger cities or more developed nations.
  4. verb To become mentally or psychologically fatigued or exhausted.

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Questions about brain drain in Kannada

What is the meaning of brain drain in Kannada?
Brain drain in Kannada is ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ಪಲಾಯನ (pratibhā palāyana).
brain drain ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Brain drain: ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ಪಲಾಯನ (pratibhā palāyana).
What does brain drain mean in English?
Brain drain means the migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or more developed nations.

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