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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescontramigración
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kontɾamiɣɾasión
"La contramigración reduce la brecha demográfica entre ciudades y pueblos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The simultaneous or subsequent movement of people back to their point of origin or away from a destination in response to an initial migration stream.
"Economic shifts in the region have triggered a noticeable wave of countermigration among younger workers." - 2
Return migration flows that counterbalance primary migration trends in demographic studies.
"Demographers analyze countermigration patterns to understand long-term population redistribution."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'counter-' (meaning against, in opposition to, or in return) combined with 'migration', originating from the Latin 'migratio'. It emerged in sociological and demographic literature during the late 20th century to describe reciprocal or return population movements.
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contre-migration
Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁə miɡʁasjɔ̃
"La contre-migration vers les zones rurales augmente régulièrement."
Gegenmigration
Transliteration: ɡeːɡənmiɡʁaːt͡si̯oːn
"Die Gegenmigration zeigt einen neuen demografischen Trend."
contromigrazione
Transliteration: kontromigrattsjone
"Molti studiosi analizzano il fenomeno della contromigrazione."
contramigración
Transliteration: kontɾamiɣɾasión
"La contramigración reduce la brecha demográfica entre ciudades y pueblos."
contramigração
Transliteration: kõtɾamiɡɾasɐ̃w
"A contramigração tem sido observada em várias regiões do interior."
प्रतिप्रवास
Transliteration: pratipravas
"प्रतिप्रवास की प्रवृत्ति ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में बढ़ रही है।"
反向迁移
Transliteration: fǎnxiàng qiānyí
"研究表明反向迁移现象正在逐年增加。"
역이주
Transliteration: yeokiju
"지방 도시로의 역이주가 새로운 사회적 현상으로 나타나고 있다."
Uターン移住
Transliteration: yūta-n ijū
"都市から地方へのカウンターマイグレーションが注目されている。"
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