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Migration

The act of migrating.

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Emigration 76% connected

The act of emigrating; removal from one country or state to another, for the purpose of residence, as from Europe to America, or, in America, from th…

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Expatriation 76% connected

The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance.

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Immigration 76% connected

The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

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Event 76% connected

That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.

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Motion 76% connected

The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Movement 76% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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People 76% connected

The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation.

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Migrate 74% connected

To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Migrate 74% connected

To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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