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noun

migration

CEFR B2

the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

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Six example sentences with migration, each labelled with its topic.

  • The postwar migration from the rural south filled Chicago's factories and reshaped the neighborhoods around every rail line.

    History

  • Steady migration into the province kept wages flat but doubled housing starts within six years of the border agreement.

    Economics

  • The novel follows one family through a migration across two continents, told in letters the youngest daughter never mails.

    Literature

  • Migration dominated the campaign, with each party promising a different number of visas for the coming year.

    Politics

  • The new migration statute lets a worker bring family members after two years, a rule the old code never allowed.

    Law

  • Repeated droughts drove a migration from the northern villages to the coast, emptying whole valleys within a decade.

    Environment

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