Definitions for Migrationmaɪˈgreɪ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mi•gra•tionmaɪˈgreɪ ʃən(n.)
the process or act of migrating.
a migratory movement.
a number or body of persons or animals migrating together.
Origin of migration:
1605–15; < L
mi•gra′tion•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
migration(noun)
the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
migration(noun)
a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
migration(noun)
(chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
migration(noun)
the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
Wiktionary
migration(Noun)
moving a place to live to another place for a while
migration(Noun)
seasonal moving for animals, birds or fishes to breed or find a new home
migration(Noun)
changing a platform from an environment to another one
Origin: From migration and its source, migratio, from the participle stem of migrare.
Webster Dictionary
Migration(noun)
the act of migrating
Translations for Migration
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
migration(noun)
(of people) to change one's home to another country or (regularly) from place to place
The Gothic peoples who overwhelmed the Roman Empire migrated from the East.
- migrasieAfrikaans
- هِجْرَهArabic
- преселванеBulgarian
- migraçãoPortuguese (BR)
- migraceCzech
- der ZugGerman
- vandring; udvandring; immigration; emigrationDanish
- αποδημία, μετανάστευσηGreek
- migraciónSpanish
- ränneEstonian
- مهاجرتFarsi
- muuttoFinnish
- migrationFrench
- הֲגִירָה, נְדִידָהHebrew
- प्रवासHindi
- seobaCroatian
- (el)költözés, kivándorlásHungarian
- migrasiIndonesian
- fólksflutningarIcelandic
- migrazioneItalian
- 移住Japanese
- 이주Korean
- migracija, persikėlimasLithuanian
- migrācija, pārceļošanaLatvian
- penghijrahanMalay
- migratie , verhuizingDutch
- (folke)vandring; inn-/utvandring; trekkNorwegian
- wędrówka, migracjaPolish
- مهاجرتPersian
- كډه او مهاجرتPashto
- migraçãoPortuguese
- migraţieRomanian
- миграцияRussian
- migráciaSlovak
- selitevSlovenian
- migracijaSerbian
- flyttning, folkvandring, migrationSwedish
- การปวดศีรษะข้างเดียวThai
- göç (etme)Turkish
- 遷徙，移居Chinese (Trad.)
- міграція; переселенняUkrainian
- مہاجرتUrdu
- sự di trú; di cưVietnamese
- 迁移，迁居Chinese (Simp.)
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