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migration en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of migrō (“to migrate”). Morphologically migrate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. 2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016, pages 47–48:
3. (countable, uncountable) Movement in general.
   • The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.
4. (countable, uncountable) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
5. (countable, uncountable) The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.

Forms

Deriveds

net migration · Lessepsian migration · neuromigration · loop migration · migrationist · chain migration · eco-migration · palaeomigration · interregional migration · remigration · postmigration · climigration · chemomigration · e-migration · abmigration · ecomigration · intraregional migration · nonmigration · climate migration · time migration · comigration · mismigration · stepwise migration · hypermigration · countermigration · relay migration · migrationism · migrational · endomigration · overmigration · mass migration · electromigration · premigration · intermigration · cybermigration · retromigration · antimigration · internal migration

Relateds

immigration · in-migration · migrate · migratory · porting · outmigration · inmigration · out-migration · migrant · emigration

Translations (190)

sdh کووچ (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · sl migracija (moving a place to live to another) · nn migrasjon (moving a place to live to another) · fi muutto (moving a place to live to another) · mk преселба (moving a place to live to another) · da migration (moving a place to live to another) · gd imrich (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · nb trekk (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · eo migrado (moving a place to live to another) · lo ການອົບພະຍົບ (moving a place to live to another) · cmn 遷徙 /迁徙 (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · eu migrazio (moving a place to live to another) · fi muutto (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ru мигра́ция (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ug مىگراسىيە (moving a place to live to another) · gl migración (moving a place to live to another) · tg ҳиҷрат (moving a place to live to another) · hi प्रवास (moving a place to live to another) · uk пересе́лення (moving a place to live to another) · de Wohnsitzwechsel (moving a place to live to another) · mn шилжих хөдөлгөөн (moving a place to live to another) · my ရွှေ့ပြောင်းခြင်း (moving a place to live to another) · nb migrasjon (moving a place to live to another) · de Migration (computing: changing a platform from an environment to another one) · es migración (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ms migrasi (moving a place to live to another) · sv migration (moving a place to live to another) · hu migráció (moving a place to live to another) · ky көчүү (moving a place to live to another) · bn হিজরত (computing: changing a platform from an environment to another one) · ka გადასახლება (moving a place to live to another) · az mühacirət (moving a place to live to another) · uz koʻchish (moving a place to live to another) · be перасяле́ньне (moving a place to live to another) · th การอพยพ (moving a place to live to another) · el μετανάστευση (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ta புலம்பெயர்வு (moving a place to live to another) · fi migraatio (moving a place to live to another) · kk көшу (moving a place to live to another) · ps هجرت (moving a place to live to another) · ur مُہاجَرَت (moving a place to live to another) · te వలస (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · cmn 徙動 /徙动 (moving a place to live to another) · fa-ira مُهاجَرَت (moving a place to live to another) · ko 이주 (moving a place to live to another) · is fólksflutningar (moving a place to live to another) · nl migratie (moving a place to live to another) · cmn 洄游 (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · et ränne (moving a place to live to another) · pt migração (moving a place to live to another) · bn অভিপ্রয়াণ (moving a place to live to another) · ja 移動 (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · tg кӯчиш (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · mk преселба (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · kk көші-қон (moving a place to live to another) · es migración (moving a place to live to another) · ko 회유 (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · az miqrasiya (moving a place to live to another) · uz migratsiya (moving a place to live to another) · hi माइग्रेशन (moving a place to live to another) · de Vogelstrich (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ka მიმოფრენა (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · tr hicret (moving a place to live to another) · el μετανάστευση (moving a place to live to another) · vo bödatäv (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ky миграция (moving a place to live to another) · az köç (moving a place to live to another) · tg кӯчидан (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · vi di cư (moving a place to live to another) · hu vándorlás (moving a place to live to another) · mk миграција (moving a place to live to another) · ug كۆچۈش (moving a place to live to another) · ar هِجْرَة (moving a place to live to another) · nn migrasjon (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ja 移行 (computing: changing a platform from an environment to another one) · ta இடம்பெயர்தல் (moving a place to live to another) · el μετεγκατάσταση (computing: changing a platform from an environment to another one) · tg кӯчиш (moving a place to live to another) · kmr koç (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · uk мігра́ція (moving a place to live to another) · te వలస (moving a place to live to another) · ur ہِجْرَت (moving a place to live to another) · tk migrasiýa (moving a place to live to another) · nn trekk (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · et migratsioon (moving a place to live to another) · lv migrācija (moving a place to live to another) · tr migrasyon (moving a place to live to another) · nb migrasjon (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · fa-ira هِجْرَت (moving a place to live to another) · mn нүүдэл (moving a place to live to another) · nl migratie (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · vi di cư (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · be мігра́цыя (moving a place to live to another) · fa-ira مُهاجِرَت (moving a place to live to another) · gl migración (computing: changing a platform from an environment to another one) · kmr koçberî (moving a place to live to another) · hy գաղթում (moving a place to live to another) · ru переселе́ние (moving a place to live to another) · vo laudatäv (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ca migració (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · sh миграција (moving a place to live to another) · kk миграция (moving a place to live to another) · ka გადაფრენა (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · tg муҳоҷират (moving a place to live to another) · pl migracja (moving a place to live to another) · ur نَقْلِ مَکانِی (moving a place to live to another) · hi पलायन (moving a place to live to another) · tl ngibambayan (moving a place to live to another) · ru мигра́ция (computing: changing a platform from an environment to another one) · my ရွှေ့ပြောင်းမှု (moving a place to live to another) · fi vaellus (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · uk мігра́ція (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · lt migracija (moving a place to live to another) · nds-de Migratschoon (moving a place to live to another) · kmr koç (moving a place to live to another) · el αποδημία (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · nl trek (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · mt migrazzjoni (moving a place to live to another) · ga imirce (moving a place to live to another) · sh migracija (moving a place to live to another) · de Vogelzug (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · sk migrácia (moving a place to live to another) · ckb کۆچ (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · cmn 遷移 /迁移 (moving a place to live to another) · km ទេសន្តរប្រវេសន៍ (moving a place to live to another) · sv migration (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ka მიგრაცია (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ko 이동 (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · sq migrim (moving a place to live to another) · sh сео̀ба (moving a place to live to another) · fr migration (moving a place to live to another) · hy չու (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ru мигра́ция (moving a place to live to another) · be мігра́цыя (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · tk göçüşlik (moving a place to live to another) · hy գաղթ (moving a place to live to another) · ka მიგრაცია (moving a place to live to another) · vi di dân (moving a place to live to another) · gd imrich (moving a place to live to another) · de Migration (moving a place to live to another) · sq shpërngulje (moving a place to live to another) · hy միգրացիա (moving a place to live to another) · mk миграција (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · tr göç (moving a place to live to another) · km ចំណាកស្រុក (moving a place to live to another) · ro migrație (moving a place to live to another) · be перасяле́нне (moving a place to live to another) · ca migració (moving a place to live to another) · ta வலசை (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · cs migrace (moving a place to live to another) · de Wanderung (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ro migrare (moving a place to live to another) · sv migration (computing: changing a platform from an environment to another one) · hi प्रवास (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · bn হিজরত (moving a place to live to another) · lv pārceļošana (moving a place to live to another) · bg пресе́лване (moving a place to live to another) · az hicrət (moving a place to live to another) · bg мигра́ция (moving a place to live to another) · grc μετανάστασις (moving a place to live to another) · bg мигра́ция (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · pl migracja (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · pt migração (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · gl migración (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · sh seòba (moving a place to live to another) · km ការធ្វើចំណាកស្រុក (moving a place to live to another) · ps مهاجرت (moving a place to live to another) · fa-ira کوچ (moving a place to live to another) · th อพยพ (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ta குடிபெயர்தல் (moving a place to live to another) · ko 이주 (computing: changing a platform from an environment to another one) · ro migrație (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · mi hekenga (moving a place to live to another) · th อพยพ (moving a place to live to another) · mk селидба (moving a place to live to another) · alt кӧчӱш (moving a place to live to another) · ga imirce (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ms penghijrahan (moving a place to live to another) · af migrasie (moving a place to live to another) · la migrātiō (moving a place to live to another) · de Migration (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · ur مائِگْریشَن (moving a place to live to another) · de Tierwanderung (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · he הֲגִירָה (moving a place to live to another) · fa-ira کوچ (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · id migrasi (moving a place to live to another) · ko 이관 (computing: changing a platform from an environment to another one) · ja 移住 (moving a place to live to another) · ja 回遊 (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) · de Vogelwanderung (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish)