migration

Everyday

1. The movement of animals, often in large groups, from one place to another at the same time each year, to find food, warmth or a place to breed. tree →
2. The movement of people from one place or country to live in another. tree →
3. Migration can also mean a story or fable spreading from one country to another. tree →

In the lessons

In science, birds such as swallows and geese fly south for winter, whales swim to warm seas, and wildebeest cross Africa — all migration. In geography and history, people migrate for work, safety or family. Phrases: «bird migration», «the great migration», «migration route».

Examples

• Swallows fly to Africa during their migration. tree →
• Many birds use the stars on their migration. tree →
• The wildebeest migration crosses rivers full of crocodiles. tree →
• Whales make a long migration every year. tree →
• Some families come to a new country by migration. tree →
• Geese fly in a V shape during migration. tree →
• It is difficult to imagine that we have not here the actual migration of the tale from East to West. tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable; countable for single journeys: «two migrations». Verb: migrate. People who migrate are migrants. Hibernation (sleeping through winter) is different from migration (moving away).