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migration

noun

The movement of persons from one country or locality to another

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Word length
9
Starts with
M
Ends with
N
Contains
IG
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B2

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Pronunciation

maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n

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noun

  1. The movement of persons from one country or locality to another

noun

  1. The periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding

noun

  1. (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule

noun

  1. A group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

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