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Brain drain

🇳🇦 Namibia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Brain drain definition 1

Slim mense trek (Smart people leave)

"This brain drain hurting development"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇳🇦 Namibia
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April 2026

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Brain drain 🇪🇷 Eritrea

ብረይን ድረይን - ምብራር ሓንጎል (Brain drain)

"ብረይን ድረይን ጸገም እዩ። (Brain drain is a problem.)"
Brain drain 🇲🇷 Mauritania

هجرة العقول (Brain drain)

"Stopping brain drain (Stopping brain drain)"

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This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Brain drain 🇪🇷 Eritrea

ብረይን ድረይን - ምብራር ሓንጎል (Brain drain)
Brain drain 🇲🇷 Mauritania

هجرة العقول (Brain drain)
Brain drain 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Kupera kwevanhu vakadzidza (brain drain)

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