migration

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Noun migration has 4 senses

migration - the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
--₁ is a kind of motion, movement, move
--₁ has particulars:
emigration, out-migration, expatriation; immigration, in-migration; gold rush

Derived form: verb migrate₁
migration - a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
--₂ is a kind of people

Derived form: verb migrate₁
migration - (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
--₃ is a kind of event
migration - the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
--₄ is a kind of periodic event, recurrent event

Derived form: verb migrate₂

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