outmigrationn.
/ˌaʊtmʌɪˈɡreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌmaɪˈɡreɪʃ(ə)n/ The action of leaving one place to settle in another, esp. in the same country; an instance of this. Cf. in-migration n.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > migration > emigration > [noun]
transplanting1608
outcrease1625
evasiona1659
emigrationa1676
outmigration1936
1936 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 42 346 The various demographic, economic, and social characteristics of the migrants is equally as important as the determination of the balance or imbalance of in- and out-migrations.
1953 Caribbean Q. 2 iv. 53 Out-migration grows like snowballs running down hill.
1971 Sci. Amer. July 18/3 Of the 12 states in this region only three..showed an excess of in-migration over out-migration.
1977 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 125 551/1 High rise flats..proved to be particularly unsuitable for families with young children, with the result that out-migration of such families was accelerated.
1992 B. Coote Trade Trap xii. 164 According to an Oxfam project partner in the Khulna area, there is now an out-migration of landless labourers to the slums of Khulna city.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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