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

Food emerged not simply as nourishment, but as a living archive of migration, ecology, memory and ancestral knowledge. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The analyst said the White House wants to avoid actions that could lead to waves of migration or repression and instead bets on gradual changes without direct intervention. — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

But the fallout from the smoke migration may be helping the administration indirectly by easing pushback from northern border-state GOP lawmakers. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

That decision surely belonged to a wider history of migration, aspiration, and accommodation to the dominant language. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 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