migration
- (countable, uncountable) An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
- (countable, uncountable) Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
- (countable, uncountable) Movement in general.
- (countable, uncountable) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
- (countable, uncountable) The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
Etymology
From Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of migrō (“I migrate”). Morphologically migrate + -ion.
Related words
population mobility
going abroad
switching over to
displase
moving company
out-migration
division of words
division into syllables
overrun line
migracja
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