单词 | retro-migration |
释义 | > as lemmasretro-migration retro-migration n. Brit. /ˌrɛtrəʊmʌɪˈɡreɪʃn/ , U.S. /ˌrɛtroʊˌmaɪˈɡreɪʃ(ə)n/ migration back to a place of origin.ΚΠ 1884 Papers relating to Her Majesty's Colonial Possessions: Rep. 1881–3 222 in Parl. Papers (C. 4015) LIV. 1 The following are the statistics of the Immigration and Retro-migration of Indian coolies, as recorded in the Department of the Indian Protectorate at Penang. 1980 Wilson Bull. 92 486 They spiral upwards and backtrack westwards against the wind... Such birds seem to be in retromigration. 2000 M. J. Kopanic in R. Frucht Encycl. E. Europe 256 Migration continued after World War I until the Great Depression reversed the trend and retro-migration sent some peoples back eastward. < as lemmas |
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