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Emigration vs Demigration - What's the difference?

emigration | demigration |

As nouns the difference between emigration and demigration

is that emigration is emigration while demigration is (obsolete) emigration.

emigration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
  • A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively; as, the German emigration.

    • Related terms

    * migration * migrate * migratory * emigrate * , emigre * immigrate * immigration

    See also

    * ("emigration" on Wikipedia) ----

    demigration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) emigration
    • (Bishop Hall)
    (Webster 1913)