migration
noun
mi·gra·tion mī-ˈgrā-shən 
: the act, process, or an instance of migrating
watched the migration of the birds overhead
migrational
mī-ˈgrā-shnəl
adjective -shə-nᵊl
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Secret Service has said the messages were deleted due to a preplanned phone migration. 
Scott Patterson, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Now, as employers look to staff up following the Great Resignation and worker migration, Generation Z is an attractive group to court. Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 In the first nine years of his pontificate, Pope Francis made 37 trips visiting 53 countries, focusing on his key issues: poverty, migration, the environment, solidarity and war. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 Wildlife authorities in Illinois have shut down a two-mile stretch of road to vehicles through late October due to a yearly snake migration. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022 On Friday, the government boosted its permanent migration numbers to 195,000 from this financial year -- a rise of 35,000 people. Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Although the president campaigned on demilitarizing Mexico’s approach to public security, the armed forces have become central to his presidency, as soldiers carry out infrastructure projects or control migration. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2022 In 2005 and 2006, Jim Goldberg traveled to Ukraine as part of a project which investigated migration, at the start of the new millennium. Vogue, 29 Aug. 2022 Which means that most smaller firms will need help with setup, training, customization, integration and data migration. Gene Marks, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 See More
Scott Patterson, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Now, as employers look to staff up following the Great Resignation and worker migration, Generation Z is an attractive group to court. Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 In the first nine years of his pontificate, Pope Francis made 37 trips visiting 53 countries, focusing on his key issues: poverty, migration, the environment, solidarity and war. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 Wildlife authorities in Illinois have shut down a two-mile stretch of road to vehicles through late October due to a yearly snake migration. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022 On Friday, the government boosted its permanent migration numbers to 195,000 from this financial year -- a rise of 35,000 people. Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Although the president campaigned on demilitarizing Mexico’s approach to public security, the armed forces have become central to his presidency, as soldiers carry out infrastructure projects or control migration. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2022 In 2005 and 2006, Jim Goldberg traveled to Ukraine as part of a project which investigated migration, at the start of the new millennium. Vogue, 29 Aug. 2022 Which means that most smaller firms will need help with setup, training, customization, integration and data migration. Gene Marks, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French or Latin; French, from Latin migration-, migratio, from migratus (past participle of migrare to migrate) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at migrate
First Known Use
circa 1527, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing migration
Kids Definition
migration
noun
mi·gra·tion
mī-ˈgrā-shən
: the act or an instance of moving from one place to another often on a regular basis the spring migration of birds
Medical Definition
migration
noun
mi·gra·tion mī-ˈgrā-shən
: the act, process, or an instance of migrating
migration of larval nematodes to the lungs
migrations
noun
as in relocations
the act of moving or being moved out of one place and into another The family spent months planning their migration to a new country. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- relocations
- emigrations
- resettlements
- departures
- diasporas
- displacements
- evacuations
- exoduses
- deportations
- dispersions
- expulsions
- banishments
- expatriations
- exiles
- scatterings
- relegations
- transportations
- extraditions
- goings
- partings
- ejections
- exits
- decampments
- ousters
- ostracisms
- dispossessions
- farewells
- leaves
- leave-takings
- outgoes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- returns
- repatriations
- immigrations