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migration

Syllabification: (mi·gra·tion)
Pronunciation: /mīˈgrāSHən/
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Definition of migration

noun

  • 1seasonal movement of animals from one region to another:this butterfly’s annual migration across North America
  • movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions: the extensive rural-to-urban migration has created a severe housing shortage
  • 2movement from one part of something to another:there is virtually no cell migration in plants

Derivatives

migrational

Pronunciation: /mīˈgrāSHənl/
adjective

migration in other Oxford dictionaries

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