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Meaning of transhumance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
tɹænzˈhjuːməns

Definitions

The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may be quite distant.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Wanderweidewirtschaft
Español trashumancia
Français transhumance
Gaeilge buailteachas
Italiano transumanza
Kurdî goc
Nederlands veetrek
Polski przegon
Português transumância
Русский отгон скота перегон скота
Türkçe göç

Examples

“There are rites of spring in the mountains, and this week I followed the transhumance, the annual movement of cattle, from their lower valley winter quarters up to the higher pastures.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

transhumanism transhumanist transhumanity transhumant transhydrogenase transhydrogenation

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