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

Wild birds that make the twice-a-year migration are considered a risk because they can be infected and show no signs of illness. —Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025

The city committed to all 24 NWF pledge actions to support monarch migration, including public gardens, science projects and landscape policy changes. —Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025

The exhibition will bring the concept of longing into the future via personal and collective narratives examining migration, homesicknesss, and the search for identity, among other topics. —News Desk, Artforum, 21 Mar. 2025

Such migration continues, as many Black women have chosen to reclaim their time abroad. —Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025

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
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation
• collation

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