migration
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migration
- /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of migrō (“to migrate”). Morphologically migrate + -ion.
noun migrations
- An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
- Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas. Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.
- Movement in general. The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.
- Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
- The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: transmigration, immigrate, migratory, emigrant, emigration, emigrate, relocation, immigrant, immigration, relocate, transfer, move, journey, displacement, depopulation, movement
Translations
Every language
noun moving a place to live to another
| Español | migración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이주 iju |
| 日本語 | 移住 ijū |
| 中文 | 徙動 /徙动 túdòng, 遷移 /迁移 qiānyí |
| हिन्दी | प्रवास pravās, माइग्रेशन māigreśan, पलायन palāyan |
| Português | migração |
| Français | migration |
| Deutsch | Wohnsitzwechsel, Migration |
| Ελληνικά | μετανάστευση metanástefsi |
| Română | migrare, migrație |
| Русский | мигра́ция migrácija, переселе́ние pereselénije |
| Tiếng Việt | di dân, di cư |
| العربية | هِجْرَة hijra |
| עברית | הֲגִירָה hagirá |
noun seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish
| Español | migración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이동 idong, 회유 hoeyu |
| 日本語 | 回遊 kaiyū, 移動 idō |
| 中文 | 洄游 huíyóu, 遷徙 /迁徙 qiānxǐ |
| हिन्दी | प्रवास pravās |
| Português | migração |
| Deutsch | Migration, Wanderung, Vogelwanderung, Vogelzug, Vogelstrich, Tierwanderung |
| Ελληνικά | αποδημία apodimía, μετανάστευση metanástefsi |
| Română | migrație |
| Русский | мигра́ция migrácija |
| Tiếng Việt | di cư |
Talk about this word "migration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/migration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. migration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/migration "migration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/migration.Cite this
@misc{migration_2026,
title = {migration},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/migration},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
