mass migration
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmassandmigration
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mass
adjective[before noun]
uk/mæs/us/mæs/
having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a ...
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migration
noun[C or U]
uk/maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/us/maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
the process of animals travelling to a different place, usually when the ...
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(Definition ofmassandmigrationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmass migration
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It must not be forgotten that themassmigrationbeing described here took place in a time of war.
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How do we deal withmassmigration?
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There were some very unfortunate consequences of thatmassmigration.
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Will she say something about the problems ofmassmigration?
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The fears concerningmassmigrationhave proved to be groundless.
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There must be no question ofmassmigration.
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Massmigrationhas made this difficult to achieve.
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Usually they will be part of amassmigrationprocess.
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Staging ground for the second industrial revolution and focus of amassmigration, their metropolis had democratized consumption and secured social peace within diversity.
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So the current pace of migration is too slow to attain criticalmassmigrationby 2010.
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They aremassmigration, starvation, or an increase in home production.
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These are not the sentiments of extreme fanatics aboutmassmigration.
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It is not the result ofmassmigrationinto the countryside.
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There might be amassmigrationfrom the public scheme to the federated scheme.
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These big questions ofmassmigration, of great concerted policies, and so forth, are wholly premature.
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Obviously,massmigrationwithin a short time is both unrealistic and impossible.
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I agree that the fears ofmassmigrationwestward following enlargement are unfounded.
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Unemployment andmassmigrationfrom the countryside demonstrate the need for development aid measures.
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I was with the committee on refugees, demography, minorities andmassmigration.
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The basic problem of the mining industry today is themassmigrationof men from it.
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Infiltration was therefore likely to produce better results than amassmigration.
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Some even go so far as to press for themassmigrationof children.
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That is whymassmigrationof the best skilled personnel from my area continues.
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We are seeing a deliberate expulsion of people, triggered by deliberate terror, resulting inmassmigration.
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