Transhumance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɹænzˈhjuːməns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Transhumance is a noun meaning The seasonal movement of grazing livestock (especially cattle, sheep, or goats) to new pastures which may be quite distant; alpine and nonalpine versions of such movement exist.
Meaning
The seasonal movement of grazing livestock (especially cattle, sheep, or goats) to new pastures which may be quite distant; alpine and nonalpine versions of such movement exist.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- transhumances
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include migration, drove, shepherding, swineherding, horde, raik.
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