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

Demographic changes, migration, and changing family needs all play a role. —Tina Dello Russo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026

Haiti Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé discussed his country’s ongoing security and socio-political crisis, as well as humanitarian and migration challenges, during an audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Saturday. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026

Winter visits get you whale-migration views and far fewer crowds. —Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026

Traditionally, House district maps are redrawn every ten years, falling in line with the release of census data to adjust for population changes and migration. —Connor Greene, Time, 8 May 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