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

This term broadly refers to acts of sabotage on infrastructure, including cables, or tactics like weaponizing migration and executing crippling cyberattacks. —MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025

Texas was the nation’s top pick for movers, boasting 556,156 inbound moves and 483,476 outbound moves for a net migration of 72,680 people. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025

Many countries in Southeast Asia are shaped by long histories of migration and trade, which is even more so the case in multi-ethnic societies like Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. —Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Nov. 2025

Artist Will Cotton, who has been painting confectionery landscapes since the ’90s, sees the migration of cake aesthetics into interiors as a natural evolution. —Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 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