con|fla|gra|tion — «KON fluh GRAY shuhn», noun. a big and destructive fire: »A conflagration destroyed the whole neighborhood. ╂[< Latin cōnflagrātiō, ōnis < cōnflagrāre < com (intensive) + flagrāre burn] … Useful english dictionary
def|la|gra|tion — «DEHF luh GRAY shuhn, DEE fluh », noun. the act of deflagrating; sudden, violent burning … Useful english dictionary
den|i|gra|tion — «DEHN uh GRAY shuhn», noun. the act of blackening a reputation; defamation: »They regard the denigration of the craft of journalism as…lamentable (Columbia Journalism Review) … Useful english dictionary
em|i|gra|tion|al — «EHM uh GRAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with emigration … Useful english dictionary
em|i|gra|tion — «EHM uh GRAY shuhn», noun. 1. leaving one s own country or region to settle in another: »There has been much emigration from Italy to the United States. Emigration often removes the healthiest and most progressive element from an old country. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
im|mi|gra|tion — «IHM uh GRAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of coming into a foreign country or region to live: »There has been immigration to America from all the countries of Europe. 2. persons who immigrate; immigrants: »The immigration of 1956 included many people … Useful english dictionary
in´mi|gra´tion — in mi|grate «IHN MY grayt», intransitive verb, grat|ed, grat|ing. to move into a new community, county, state, or other area within a country or territory. –in´mi|gra´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
out-mi|gra|tion — «OWT my GRAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of moving out of an area, community, or locality to settle elsewhere … Useful english dictionary
re|mi|gra|tion — «REE my GRAY shuhn», noun. the action of remigrating … Useful english dictionary
trans|mi|gra|tion — «TRANS my GRAY shuhn, TRANZ », noun. 1. a) the passing of a soul at death into another body; metempsychosis. b) the doctrine of reincarnation of the soul in a human or an animal body after death. Many people in India believe in the transmigration … Useful english dictionary