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transhumance

/tɹænzˈhjuːməns/

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

Examples :

"Each summer, the family practiced transhumance, moving their sheep from the hot valley to cooler mountain pastures. "
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Related Words

Illustration cattle

cattle noun

/ˈkæt(ə)l/

Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).

"Do you want to raise cattle?"

Illustration summer

summer noun

/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ /ˈsʌmɚ/

One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

"the heat of summer"

Illustration pastures

pastures noun

/ˈpæstʃərz/ /ˈpæstʃʊrz/

Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.

"The sheep grazed peacefully in the green pastures. "

Illustration movement

movement noun

/ˈmuːv.mənt/

Physical motion between points in space.

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

Illustration family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

Illustration people

people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

Illustration grazing

grazing verb

/ˈɡɹeɪzɪŋ/

To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.

"1999: Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition)."

Illustration distant

distant adjective

/ˈdɪstənt/

Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

"The music from the party was distant, but I could still hear a few notes. "

Illustration mountain

mountain noun

/ˈmaʊntɪn/ /ˈmaʊntn̩/

An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

Illustration animals

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

Illustration practiced

practiced adjective

/ˈpræktɪst/ /ˈpræktɪsd/

Skillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice

"Because she had been a dancer for years, she was a practiced performer. "

Illustration seasonal

seasonal noun

/ˈsiːzənəl/

Anything that is seasonal, such as a financial trend, a product for sale, or an employee.

"The seasonal worker at the farm market helped with the harvest. "