TRANSHUMANCE


Meaning of TRANSHUMANCE in English

— transhumant , adj.

/trans hyooh"meuhns/ or, often, /yooh"-, tranz-/ , n.

the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.

[ 1900-05; transhum ( er ) to shift ground (modeled on Sp trashumar; see TRANS-, HUMUS) + -ance -ANCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .