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Spokesmen for the 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.

brain drain (plural brain drains)

The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or richer countries.

brain gain

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 ==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.
+Spokesmen for the [[w:Royal Society|Royal Society]] of [[London]] first coined the expression “brain drain” to describe the [[outflow]] of [[scientist]]s and [[technologist]]s to the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] in the early 1950s.
+===Pronunciation===
+*{{AHD|brān-drān}}
 ===Noun===
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 #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===
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 ====Translations====
 *French: [[exode des compétences]] ''m''
-*Russian: [[утечка мозгов]]
+*Russian: [[утечка мозгов]] ''f''
 *Spanish: [[dren del talento]] ''m''