migration

noun

mi·​gra·​tion mī-ˈgrā-shən 

: the act, process, or an instance of migrating

watched the migration of the birds overhead

migrational

mī-ˈgrā-sh(ə-)nəl 

adjective

Examples of migration in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, kinetic resources alone cannot mitigate migration, curb extremism, or stabilize deadly conflicts. —Patrick Quirk, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

Predictably, the great migration has left its greasy fingerprints all over Versant’s balance sheet. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025

Located on a remote peninsula along the northwestern rim of Manitoba’s Hudson Bay, the eight-room Seal River Heritage Lodge sits directly in the path of a polar bear migration route. —Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025

What surprised me was the speed of migration to the New York Stock Exchange. —Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French or Latin; French, from Latin migration-, migratio, from migratus (past participle of migrare to migrate) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at migrate

First Known Use

circa 1527, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing migration

• pre-migration

Rhymes for migration

• ablation
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation
• collation

Kids Definition

migration

noun

mi·​gra·​tion

mī-ˈgrā-shən

1

: the act or an instance of migrating

2

: a group of individuals that are migrating

Medical Definition

migration

noun

mi·​gra·​tion mī-ˈgrā-shən 

: the act, process, or an instance of migrating

migration of larval nematodes to the lungs