What does "remigration" mean?

Migration again to another place, or back to the place of emigration.

What is a synonym for "remigration"?

Common synonyms include: exile, flight, migration, passage, reentry, return.

Pronounced //ɹiːmaɪˈɡɹeɪʃən//.

//ɹiːmaɪˈɡɹeɪʃən// noun

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Noun

1
Migration again to another place, or back to the place of emigration. countable, uncountable
"there was a Return of the Jews under Cyrus, which continued in Partial Remigrations for some time after."

"there was a Return of the Jews under Cyrus, which continued in Partial Remigrations for some time after."

From re- + migration.

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