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

Several philosophers have argued for freedom of movement, often on the grounds that migration should be understood as a human right. — J. Toby Reiner, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Since then, higher interest rates, a housing shortage, and cost-of-living crisis have contributed to discontent over migration levels – and calls by some for a permanent cut. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Omer Messinger/Getty Merz has attempted to tighten Germany's migration policies. — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Syrian migration in Germany since 2015 has become very visible in Germany, and these people somehow adapted to so much and so fast, as well. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

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
• aeration
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation

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