Oxford Dictionary English emigration noun noun BrE BrE//ˌemɪˈɡreɪʃn// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌemɪˈɡreɪʃn// [uncountable, countable] emigration (of somebody) (from…) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsthe act of leaving your own country to go and live permanently in another country the mass emigration of Jews from Eastern Europe compare immigrationCheck pronunciation: emigration oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com