Definition
Moved from one place to another, especially used for animals moving to different areas seasonally, or people moving to a new country.
Etymology
From Latin 'migrare,' meaning to move or change residence. The word entered English in the 1600s. The biological sense (animals moving seasonally) developed in the 1800s as naturalists studied animal behavior patterns.
Kelly Says
The Arctic tern migrates the longest distance of any animal—nearly 45,000 miles yearly—meaning it experiences two summers per year! Humans have been migrating for 70,000+ years, and language shows this fundamental pattern with words for migration in nearly every culture.
Translations
CACatalà
migrat
mee-graht
CSČeština
migroval
mee-groh-val
DADansk
migrerede
mee-gre-reh-deh
DEDeutsch
migrierte
mee-gree-tuh
ELΕλληνικά
μεταστάθηκε
meh-tah-stah-thee-keh
FAفارسی
مهاجرت
meh-a-jrat
FRFrançais
migré
mee-gray
HIहिन्दी
प्रवासित
pra-va-sith
HUMagyar
migrált
mee-grahlt
IDBahasa Indonesia
bermigrasi
ber-mee-gra-see
ITItaliano
migrato
mee-GRA-toh
MRMR
स्थानांतरित
stha-na-an-ta-rit
MSBahasa Melayu
berhijrah
ber-hee-jrah
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းရွေ
pyawng-ywe
NLNederlands
gemigreerd
geh-mee-gra-erd
NONorsk
migrerte
mee-gre-rte
PLPolski
emigrował
eh-mee-gro-val
PTPortuguês
migrou
mee-GROO
RORomână
a migrat
ah mee-graht
RUРусский
мигрировал
mee-gree-ro-val
SVSvenska
emmergerade
eh-mer-ge-rah-deh
SWKiswahili
kuhama
koo-ha-ma
TAதமிழ்
பெயர்ந்த
pey-rnth
TLTL
namigrasya
na-mee-gra-sya
TRTürkçe
göç etti
GOCH eh-ttee
UKУкраїнська
мігрував
mee-groo-vav
VITiếng Việt
di cư
dee-choo