Leaving one's country and go to live in a foreign land is known as _________?
- A. Emigrate
- B. Eradicate
- C. Immigrate
- D. Extempore
Explanation
To emigrate means to leave one's own country to settle elsewhere, while to immigrate means to enter a foreign country for settlement. The distinction depends on the direction of movement.
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