emigracja
English meaning: Emigration
Polish Definition
(Polski)Opuszczenie kraju ojczystego i osiedlenie się za granicą, często z powodów ekonomicznych lub politycznych.
English Definition
The act of leaving one's country to settle in another. Poland has a long emigration tradition — the Great Emigration after the 1830 uprising sent Poland's intellectual elite to Paris. After EU accession (2004), over 2 million Poles migrated to the UK, Ireland, and Germany — one of Europe's largest peacetime migrations. The Polish diaspora (Polonia) worldwide numbers about 20 million people.
Example
“Po wstąpieniu do UE w 2004 roku ponad 2 miliony Polaków wyemigrowało do Europy Zachodniej.”
In English: “After joining the EU in 2004, over 2 million Poles emigrated to Western Europe.”
Synonyms
- migracja
- diaspora
Antonyms / Opposites
- imigracja
- powrót
Literary Heritage
“Naród, który nie pamięta przeszłości, skazany jest na jej powtórzenie.”
“A nation that does not remember its past is condemned to repeat it.”
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- Polish
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- Latin
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- Slavic
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