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transhumance definition

trans·hu·mance (trans hyo̵̅o̅′məns, tranz-)

noun

seasonal and alternating movement of livestock, together with the persons who tend the herds, between two regions, as lowlands and highlands

Etymology: Fr < transhumer, to practice transhumance < Sp trashumar < tras-, trans- (< L, trans-) + L humus, earth: see humus

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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