Synonyms for migration
maɪˈgreɪ ʃənmi·gra·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. migrationnoun

   the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

2. migrationnoun

   a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

3. migrationnoun

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

4. migrationnoun

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

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1. migrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   change of residence (from one country to another)

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1. List of paraphrases for "migration":

   immigration, migrations, migratory, migrating, migrant, emigration, migrate, migración, migrants, out-migration, exodus

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1. Steve Schmidt:

   The migratory birds were on the return leg of their migration from the southwestern United States and Mexico to their breeding grounds on the northern coast of Alaska.

2. Antony Blinken:

   The Biden administration believes there are more suitable ways to work with our partner governments to manage migration across the region, the United States will build on our strong relationships and support these governments' efforts to address forced displacement without placing undue burden on them, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our approach will continue to provide support for their national action plans under the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework through international humanitarian partners.

3. Central American:

   The three detainees were traveling illegally and were sent to the national migration institute offices, there were presumably headed to the United States.

4. Lopez Obrador:

   I just emphasize that migration flows of Mexicans to the United States are very low, a lot lower.

5. Angela Merkel:

   Europe faces many challenges, but that of migration could become the make-or-break one for the EU.