What does migration mean?
Definitions for migration
maɪˈgreɪ ʃənmi·gra·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
migrationnoun
the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
migrationnoun
a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
migrationnoun
(chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
migrationnoun
the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
Wiktionary
migrationnoun
moving a place to live to another place for a while
migrationnoun
seasonal moving for animals, birds or fishes to breed or find a new home
migrationnoun
changing a platform from an environment to another one
Etymology: From migration and its source, migratio, from the participle stem of migrare.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Migrationnoun
Act of changing place.
Etymology: migratio, migre, Lat.
Aristotle distinguisheth their times of generation, latitancy, and migration, sanity, and venation. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
Although such alterations, transitions, migrations of the centre of gravity, and elevations of new islands, had actually happened, yet these shells could never have been reposed thereby in the manner we find them. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.
ChatGPT
migration
Migration refers to the movement of individuals or groups from one place to another, often driven by factors such as economic circumstances, political instability, or environmental conditions. This movement can be within a country (internal migration) or between countries (international migration), and can be temporary or permanent. Migration can also refer to seasonal movement of animals from one region to another for feeding or reproduction.
Webster Dictionary
Migrationnoun
the act of migrating
Etymology: [L. migratio: cf. F. migration.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'migration' in Nouns Frequency: #2389
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The numerical value of migration in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of migration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of migration in a Sentence
Taking action to protect our planet is a public health decision for clean air and clean water for our children, an economic decision for creating the green, good-paying jobs of the future, a national security decision to address resource competition and climate migration and also a moral decision to be good stewards of God's creation and pass a sustainable, healthy planet to the next generation.
I'm calling on all member states to work with the Commission to find comprehensive solutions to better manage migration. We are all in this together.
It is my deep conviction that the migration question decides whether Europe will last.
In January 2015, the U.S. is expected to experience a birth every eight seconds and one death every 12 seconds. Meanwhile, net international migration is expected to add one person to the U.S. population every 33 seconds.
The three detainees were traveling illegally and were sent to the national migration institute offices, there were presumably headed to the United States.
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Translations for migration
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- هجرةArabic
- Wanderung, Vogelwanderung, Tierwanderung, Wohnsitzwechsel, Vogelzug, Vogelstrich, MigrationGerman
- μετανάστευσηGreek
- migradoEsperanto
- migraciónSpanish
- muutto, migraatio, vaellusFinnish
- french, migration, freeFrench
- imrichScottish Gaelic
- प्रवासHindi
- elvándorlásHungarian
- չու, միգրացիա, գաղթում, գաղթArmenian
- 移動, 移行, 回遊, マイグレーション, 移住Japanese
- migratumLatin
- hekengaMāori
- преселба, селидба, миграцијаMacedonian
- migrasiMalay
- migracjaPolish
- migraçãoPortuguese
- migrare, migrațieRomanian
- переселение, миграцияRussian
- migracijaSlovene
- వలసTelugu
- gTurkish
- bödatäv, laudatävVolapük
- 迁移Chinese
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