# migration
## English
### Etymology

From Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of migrō (“I migrate”). Morphologically migrate +‎ -ion

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪʃən

### Noun

migration (countable and uncountable, plural migrations)
* An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
* Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
** 2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist‎, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 5 March 2016, pages 47–48:Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.
* Movement in general.
    The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.
* (computing) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
* (biochemistry) The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.

#### Derived terms

* abmigration
* antimigration
* chain migration
* chemomigration
* climigration
* comigration
* countermigration
* ecomigration
* eco-migration
* electromigration
* endomigration
* hypermigration
* intermigration
* internal migration
* interregional migration
* intraregional migration
* Lessepsian migration
* loop migration
* mass migration
* migrational
* migrationism
* migrationist
* mismigration
* neuromigration
* nonmigration
* overmigration
* palaeomigration
* postmigration
* premigration
* relay migration
* remigration
* stepwise migration
* time migration

#### Related terms

* emigration
* migrant
* migrate
* migratory
* immigration
* inmigration, in-migration
* outmigration, out-migration
* porting

#### Translations
## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin migrātiō.

### Noun

migration c (singular definite migrationen, plural indefinite migrationer)
* migration (of people)
* migration (of animals)

#### Related terms

* migrant
* migrere

#### See also

* emigration
* immigration
* folkevandring

### References

* “migration” in Den Danske Ordbog

## French
### Etymology

From Latin migrātiōnem.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

migration f (plural migrations)
* migration (of animals)
* migration (of people)

#### Related terms

* migrer

### Further reading

* “migration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Middle French
### Noun

migration f (plural migrations)
* migration (movement from one place to another)

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin migrātiō, from migrō (“I migrate”) + -ātiō.

### Noun

migration c
* migration; an instance of moving to live in another place for a while, often used in regards of immigration
    Migrationspolitiken har gått överstyr och måste återgå till sansade diskussioner.The migration politics has gone overboard and must return to a state of sane discussions.
* (biology) migration; seasonal moving for animals, as birds or fishes, to breed or find a new home
* (computing) migration; instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one

#### Derived terms

* Migrationsverket
* migrationspolitik

#### Related terms

* migrant
* migrera

#### See also

* emigration
* immigration

### References

* migration in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* migration in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* migration in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* migration in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).