Definitions for migration
maɪˈgreɪ ʃənmi·gra·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 5 votes

1. migrationnoun

   the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

2. migrationnoun

   a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

3. migrationnoun

   (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule

4. migrationnoun

   the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. migrationnoun

   moving a place to live to another place for a while

2. migrationnoun

   seasonal moving for animals, birds or fishes to breed or find a new home

3. migrationnoun

   changing a platform from an environment to another one

4. Etymology: From migration and its source, migratio, from the participle stem of migrare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Migrationnoun

   the act of migrating

2. Etymology: [L. migratio: cf. F. migration.]

Matched Categories

1. • Chemistry
   • Event
   • Motion
   • People
   • Periodic Event

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'migration' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2563

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'migration' in Nouns Frequency: #2389

How to pronounce migration?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of migration in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of migration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of migration in a Sentence

1. Tonatiuh Guillen:

   There's ... a government structure of bipolar migration policy, there are factors of attraction and rejection, and we're in the sandwich right now.

2. Christian Klein:

   It’s much more than just a technical migration, they want to change how their enterprise functions.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   The United States looks forward to working alongside Mexico to fulfill these commitments so that we can stem the tide of illegal migration across our southern border and to make our border strong and secure.

4. The Pentagon:

   As we continue to execute the DOD Cloud Strategy, additional contracts are planned for both cloud services and complementary migration and integration solutions necessary to achieve effective cloud adoption.

5. Kevin McAleenan:

   The reasonable changes proposed by this nonpartisan panel, could dramatically reduce migration of family units from Central America, help eliminate dangerous and illegal border crossings, as well as improve the care of children who are brought on this harrowing journey, these recommendations are essential to secure our border and for the safety and welfare of children living in Central America and elsewhere who will continue to make this dangerous trek north.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=migration
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Migration
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=migration
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migration