transhumance
Meaning
The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may be quite distant.
Synonyms
migratory husbandry
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɹænzˈhjuːməns/
Etymology
Borrowed from French transhumance, ultimately from Latin trāns (“across, beyond”) + humus (“ground”).
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