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Emigration vs Remigration - What's the difference?

emigration | remigration |

As nouns the difference between emigration and remigration

is that emigration is emigration while remigration is migration back to the place from which one came.

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) ----

    remigration

    English

    Noun

  • Migration back to the place from which one came.
    • (Webster 1913)