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migration

migration

82 3.7
Movement of people from one place to another to live there
  • noun
  • /maɪˈɡreɪʃən/
translation icon : migración
  • There was obviously a long standing large scale Mexican migration to the US.
  • net migration
  • international migration
  • internal migration

That's due to migration more than anything else.

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Examples

  • So the first thing is this is a typical migration pattern by state.

  • In a Great Migration, millions of Southern blacks moved north to the cities.

  • It's also migration coming up to, you know, to the northern cities.

  • A great national migration began.

  • People in the world may lead to migration and conflict.

  • The human migration continues without destination.

  • I mean, you see, You see there's a massive migration happening in the US right now.

  • The migration is real, the migration is alarming in its own right.

  • However, the drought has caused a considerable increase in migration, both within and across international borders.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The migration of millions of refugees has altered the demographics of many countries.

Synonyms

immigration
vsmigration
627 3.0

People moving to another country to live there permanently

is broader and can include temporary moves, not only permanent settlement
in-migration
vsmigration
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Movement of people into a place to live there for a long time

is broader and covers movement in any direction, not only inward
intermigration
vsmigration
8.7

Movement of people from one place or community to another

is the broader term covering movement that may include settling or temporary moves

Antonyms

234 3.2

A place where people start living together in a new area

1 6.5

Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality

Compounds

A path that birds or animals follow when they move between places each year

out-migration
  • Specialized
1 7.1

People leaving an area to live in another place

in-migration
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Movement of people into a place to live there for a long time

Regular movement of animals or people to different places when seasons change

How Permanent

settlement
234 3.2
resettlement
16 3.9
relocation
12 4.0
migration
82 3.7

Surface Forms

migration singular
migrations plural

Morphology

migration = migrate (transparent) = migr + ation

The transformation from 'migrate' to 'migration' is a standard noun formation indicating the process or result of migrating.

Etymology

Migration comes from the Latin verb migrare 'to move from one place to another', the same root as migrate and migrant. So migration is people moving from one place or country to another to live for a short time or for good.