volksverhuizing

Definitions of volksverhuizing
  1. noun
    the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
    synonyms: migratie, trek
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    types:
    emigratie
    migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
    immigratie, pascontrole, paspoortcontrole
    migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
    goudkoorts
    a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field
    type of:
    beweging, omzetting, stroming, translocatie, transpositie, verplaatsing
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  2. noun
    the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
    synonyms: migratie
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