English

Noun

transhumance ‎(countable and uncountable, plural transhumances)

1. The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may be quite distant.
   • 2005 June 17, C. J. Moore, "Meanwhile: With a hop-hop-hop and a bottle of Swiss bubbly," New York Times (retrieved 20 Aug 2014):

     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.

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External links

• transhumance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

transhumance f ‎(plural transhumances)

1. transhumance