migration
An instance of moving to live in another place for a whileAn instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
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» This species holds the record for long-distance migration.
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Examples
28 sentencesThis species holds the record for long-distance migration.
Migration is a basic human right.
He always dreams of migration.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
Wohnsitzwechsel, Migration
мигра́цияmigrácija, переселе́ниеpereselénije
мігра́ціяmihrácija, пересе́ленняperesélennja
(countable, uncountable)Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
Migration, Wanderung, Vogelwanderung
мигра́цияmigrácija
мігра́ціяmihrácija
(countable, uncountable)Movement in general.
The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.
More meanings 2
(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.
- the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
- a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
- (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
- the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
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
38 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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