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migration

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English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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migration (countable and uncountable , plural migrations )

  1. An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
  2. 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 [1] , 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.
  3. Movement in general.
    The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.
  4. (computing ) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
  5. (biochemistry ) The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.

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Translations

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moving a place to live to another
seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish
computing: changing a platform from an environment to another one

Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin migrātiō .

Noun

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migration c (singular definite migrationen , plural indefinite migrationer )

  1. migration (of people)
  2. migration (of animals)

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Declension of migration
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative migration migrationen migrationer migrationerne
genitive migrations migrationens migrationers migrationernes
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French

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Etymology

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From Latin migrātiōnem .

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migration f (plural migrations )

  1. migration (of animals)
  2. migration (of people)
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Middle French

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Noun

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migration f (plural migrations )

  1. migration (movement from one place to another)

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin migrātiō , from migrō ("to migrate") + -ātiō .

Noun

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migration c

  1. 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.
  2. (biology ) migration ; seasonal moving for animals, as birds or fishes, to breed or find a new home
  3. (computing ) migration ; instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one

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