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

The nation was in the grip of a devastating deflation, but the ability to acquire land by homesteading or on railroad credit lured continued inward migration and immigration from abroad. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025

There has been a steady rise in the amount of money heading to certain countries in recent years, as migration levels and access to jobs in the U.S. have increased. —Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025

Finally, in a third migration event, a species from the large tyrannosaur subgroup traveled back to North America some 68 million years ago. —Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025

In this coming world of AI consumer choice, minimizing migration costs between models will become an attractive selling point. —Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 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