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out-migration

out-migration is the alternative form of outmigration.

Meaning of outmigration

Noun

outmigration (countable and uncountable, plural outmigrations)

  1. Synonym of emigration.
    • The outmigration of young people has left the state with the second-highest proportion of people over 65 in the country, after Florida.2008 April 22, Katharine Q. Seelye, “In Clinton vs. Obama, Age Is One of the Greatest Predictors”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    emigration

Forms of out-migration

pluralout-migrations

Questions about out-migration

What is out-migration the alternative form of?
Out-migration is the alternative form of outmigration.

Words near out-migration in the dictionary

  1. out-hikes
  2. out-hiking
  3. out-house
  4. out-houses
  5. out-loud
  6. out-migration
  7. out-migrations
  8. out-Muslim
  9. out-Muslimed
  10. out-Musliming
  11. out-Muslims

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