French word

migration

Pronunciation

IPA/migʁasjɔ̃/

Meaning

  • feminine nounmigration

Example

La migration des travailleurs change la région.

The migration of workers is changing the region.

Illustration for migration (migration)

More examples

La migration internationale affecte la composition des familles.

International migration affects family composition.

Core concept

A population stream reshaping both the place people leave and the place where they settle.

Common phrases

  • migration internationale

    international migration

  • migration saisonnière

    seasonal migration

  • migration rurale

    rural migration

Similar words

immigration: Moving into another country or region to settle there.
émigration: Leaving one's own country to settle in another.
déménagement: Moving a home and its belongings to another place.
déplacement: Movement of a person or thing from one place to another.

Definition in French

Action collective de quitter un lieu pour s'établir dans un autre, souvent motivée par des raisons économiques, sociales ou environnementales.

Word origin

The noun reflects Latin migratio, derived from migrare, 'to move', whose sense developed into movement from one region to another.

Usage tips

  • Migration is broad, while immigration focuses on entering a country and émigration on leaving one.

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