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

According to the latest government figures, 82,875 people have either been voluntarily repatriated or have been deported since the migration tensions began. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, the decline in China’s agricultural labor force, driven by the migration of farmers to urban and industrial centers, is also decreasing productivity. — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

Unlike many private-sector migrations, deployments could not rely on extended maintenance windows or tolerate service disruption. — William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Dam structures are known to sever historical migration corridors, trapping species between feeding grounds and spawning waters. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 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