English
Etymology
Spokesmen for the w:Royal Society|Royal Society of London first coined the expression �brain drain� to describe the outflow of scientists and technologists to the United States and Canada in the early 1950s.
Pronunciation
AHD|br�n�-dr�n
Noun
en-noun|plbrain drains|sgbrain drain
- The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or richer countries.
Antonyms
brain gain
Translations
Dutch: braindrain m, hersenvlucht
Finnish: aivovuoto, aivovienti
French: exode des compétences m
Russian: ��е�ка мозгов f
Spanish: t|es|fuga de cerebros|f
cs:brain drain
fr:brain drain
pl:brain drain
vi:brain drain
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