mi|gra|tion

mi|gra|tion
mi|gra|tion «my GRAY shuhn», noun.
1. the action of moving from one place or region to another; migrating: »

Those almighty instincts that propel the migrations of the swallow and the lemming (Thomas De Quincey). If migration offers little by way of a solution of the world's demographic problems, why is it so often mentioned? (Wall Street Journal).

2. a number of people or animals migrating together.
3. a) a movement of one or more atoms from one place to another within the molecule. b) the movement of ions between the two electrodes during electrolysis.
Usage Migration of people includes both emigration (the movement out of an area) and immigration (the movement into an area).

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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