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migration in British English

(maɪˈɡreɪʃən)
noun
1. 
the act or an instance of migrating
2. 
a group of people, birds, etc, migrating in a body
3.  chemistry
a movement of atoms, ions, or molecules, such as the motion of ions in solution under the influence of electric fields
Derived forms
migrational (miˈgrational)
adjective

migration in American English

(maɪˈgreɪʃən)
noun
1. 
the act of migrating
2. 
a group of people, or of birds, fishes, etc., migrating together
3.  Chemistry
a. 
the shifting of one or more atoms from one position in the molecule to another
b. 
the movement of ions toward an electrode, under the influence of electromotive force
Derived forms
migrational (miˈgrational)
adjective
Word origin
L migratio

Examples of 'migration' in a sentence
migration

We're consequently seeing a lot of demand for migration back from virtual to physical," he added.
Computing (2010)
In the past three decades 500 million people have moved from the countryside into towns, the biggest such migration in human history.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Mexico too had seen extensive migration from country to city.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
It has become the largest annual human migration on the planet.
Christianity Today (2000)
At least half a million died during the largest involuntary mass migration in human history.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
No one knows what they do between then and their migration back to Africa in early autumn.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
One explanation for regional differences is migration: people move to places that better fit their personalities.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's a policy in our country of managed migration.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Latvia has lost 10% of its people to economic migration.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Also, society has changed immensely in terms of migration and where people are born.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
India's economic growth and a huge migration of people to the cities is further fuelling the property boom.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He writes that environmental degradation causes poverty and migration, but people fleeing poverty are unprotected under international law.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A less familiar story involves the migrations of people from one corner of the Empire to another.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He said: 'There is more to free movement than migration.
The Sun (2016)
From the first thoughts came the great human migrations out of Africa, and the first instances of recognisablyhuman behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

Synonyms of 'migration'

wandering, journey, voyage, travel
More Synonyms of migration

In other languages
migration

British English: migration /maɪˈɡreɪʃən/ NOUN
Migration is the act of people moving from one place to another, especially in order to find work.
There was a large migration of people to the city.
  • American English: migration
  • Arabic: هِجْرَةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: emigração
  • Chinese: 移民
  • Croatian: migracija
  • Czech: migrace
  • Danish: migration
  • Dutch: migratie
  • European Spanish: migración
  • Finnish: maastamuutto
  • French: migration
  • German: Migration
  • Greek: αποδημία
  • Italian: migrazione
  • Japanese: 移住
  • Korean: 이주
  • Norwegian: vandring
  • Polish: migracja
  • European Portuguese: migração
  • Romanian: migrație
  • Russian: миграция
  • Latin American Spanish: migración
  • Swedish: migration
  • Thai: การโยกย้ายถิ่นฐาน การโยกย้ายถิ่นฐาน
  • Turkish: göç
  • Ukrainian: міграція
  • Vietnamese: sự di trú

Chinese translation of 'migration'

migration

(maɪˈɡreɪʃən)

n (c/u)

  1. [of people] 移居 (yíjū)
  2. [of birds] 迁(遷)徙 (qiānxǐ)
(noun) 
the mass migration of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Synonyms
wandering
journey
a journey from Manchester to Plymouth
voyage
She aims to follow Amundsen's voyage to Antarctica.
travel
He collects things for the house on his travels.
movement
The meeting seems to have produced no movement on either side.
shift
trek
He is on a trek through the South Gobi desert.
emigration
the huge emigration of workers to the West
roving

Additional synonyms

in the sense of emigration
the huge emigration of workers to the West
Synonyms
departure,
removal,
migration,
exodus,
relocation,
resettlement
in the sense of journey
Definition
the process of travelling from one place to another
a journey from Manchester to Plymouth
Synonyms
trip,
drive,
tour,
flight,
excursion,
progress,
cruise,
passage,
trek,
outing,
expedition,
voyage,
ramble,
jaunt,
peregrination,
travel
in the sense of movement
Definition
a change in the price or value of shares, a currency, etc.
The meeting seems to have produced no movement on either side.
Synonyms
development,
change,
shift,
variation,
fluctuation

Nearby words of
migration

  • mighty
  • migrant
  • migrate
  • migration
  • migratory
  • mild
  • mildew

Synonyms of 'migration'

migration

Explore 'migration' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of travel
Definition
a tour or journey
He collects things for the house on his travels.
Synonyms
journey,
wandering,
expedition,
globetrotting,
walk,
tour,
touring,
movement,
trip,
passage,
voyage,
excursion,
ramble,
peregrination
in the sense of trek
Definition
a long and often difficult journey, esp. on foot
He is on a trek through the South Gobi desert.
Synonyms
journey,
hike,
expedition,
safari,
march,
odyssey
in the sense of voyage
Definition
a long journey by sea or in space
She aims to follow Amundsen's voyage to Antarctica.
Synonyms
journey,
travels,
trip,
passage,
expedition,
crossing,
sail,
cruise,
excursion
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