noun
migration
meye-GRAYSHN
noun
1
The act of moving to live in a different place, often for a period of time.
"The migration of workers to cities reshaped the region's economy."
2
The seasonal movement of animals between breeding and feeding grounds.
"The wildebeest migration across the Serengeti is one of nature's great spectacles."
3
The process of moving data or systems from one platform to another.
"The database migration took the IT team all weekend."
How to Use Migration
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe process or event of moving — people, animals, or data — from one place or system to another.
Common pairings
bird migration
mass migration
data migration
Word Forms
migrations plural
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Etymology
From Latin migratio, from migrare ("to migrate").