migrate,transmigrate- move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries" immigrate- come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the...
Emigration is the act of leaving one's country to live somewhere else. These men emigrated from Italy to the United States in 1911. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS The act of moving from one country to another with intention not to return. It is to be distinguished from expatriation, which means theAb...