emigratory

The birds' emigratory patterns take them south for the winter.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or characterized by emigration: "emigratory" describes something that involves or is associated with the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another.

Usage Examples

• (The movement of people leaving Europe to settle in the Americas was at its highest.)
• (Some birds show patterns of leaving their home region to move to another area.)

Advanced Usage

• "emigratory patterns": recurring trends in the movement of people or animals leaving one place for another.

  • The study focused on the emigratory patterns of rural populations to urban centers. (The research examined how people regularly leave countryside areas to move to cities.)

• "emigratory impulse": the strong desire or drive to leave one's home country.

  • Economic hardship often fuels the emigratory impulse among skilled workers. (Difficult financial conditions frequently create a strong urge for skilled workers to leave their country.)

Variants and Related Words

• Emigrant (n): a person who leaves their own country to settle permanently in another.

  • She was an emigrant from Ireland who built a new life in Canada. (A person who left Ireland to live permanently in Canada.)

• Emigrate (v): to leave one's own country to settle permanently in another.

  • They decided to emigrate to Australia for better opportunities. (They chose to leave their home country and move to Australia permanently.)

• Emigration (n): the act of leaving one's own country to settle in another.

  • Emigration from the region increased due to political instability. (The act of leaving the region became more common because of political problems.)

Synonyms

• Migratory: involving movement from one place to another, especially seasonally or temporarily.

  • Migratory birds travel thousands of miles each year. (Birds that move from one region to another regularly.)

• Expatriative: relating to the act of leaving one's native country to live elsewhere.

  • The expatriative community often maintains ties with their homeland. (People who have left their native country to live elsewhere.)

Related Idioms

• To pull up stakes: to leave a place where one has lived or worked, especially to move to a new country.

  • After years of planning, they finally pulled up stakes and moved to New Zealand. (They left their home country to start a new life elsewhere.)

• To take flight: to leave quickly, often to escape a situation.

  • Many citizens took flight during the war, seeking refuge abroad. (Many people left the country rapidly to find safety in another nation.)