migration
An instance of moving to live in another place for a whileAn instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
» Africa is a continent of migration.
Afrika ist ein Migrationskontinent.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
Wohnsitzwechsel, Migration
мигра́цияmigrácija, переселе́ниеpereselénije
мігра́ціяmihrácija, пересе́ленняperesélennja
(chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
(countable, uncountable)Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
Migration, Wanderung, Vogelwanderung
мигра́цияmigrácija
мігра́ціяmihrácija
the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
(countable, uncountable)Movement in general.
The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.
the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
(countable, uncountable)Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
Migration
мигра́цияmigrácija
(countable, uncountable)The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.
Examples
28 sentencesAfrica is a continent of migration.
deAfrika ist ein Migrationskontinent.
Ziri learned about the birds' migration patterns.
Injustice is a root cause of migration.
This species holds the record for long-distance migration.
Scientists use satellites to study the migration of whales.
deDie Wissenschaftler untersuchen die Wanderungen der Wale mit Hilfe von Satelliten.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of mFrom Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of migrō (“to migrate”). Morphologically migrate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: migrations| Singular | migration |
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Word family
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