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移住 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • emigrate verb To leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.
  • emigration noun The act of leaving one's home country to live permanently in another.
  • immigrate verb To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.
  • immigration noun The act of moving into a country you were not born in, in order to live there permanently.
  • migration noun The act of moving to live in a different place, often for a period of time.

Senses

移住 is used for these senses in English:

  • emigrate (intransitive) To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.
  • emigration 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.
  • immigrate (intransitive) To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.
  • immigration The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
  • migration An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
  • resettle (transitive) To force someone to settle in a different place.

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