migration
/maɪˈɡreɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण माइग्रेशन
प्रवास, पलायन, स्थानांतरण
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the movement of large numbers of people from one place to go and live or work in another
प्रवास, पलायन, स्थानांतरण
- the migration of workers from villages to cities
- The migration of villagers to big cities has created a shortage of labour in farms.
- The migration of workers to the Gulf has changed many villages.
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- Seasonal migration is common among farm labourers.
- Migration from villages to cities has increased in the last decade.
Synonyms movement relocation emigration immigration exodus
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the regular movement of animals or birds from one region to another at particular times of the year
(पक्षियों, जानवरों का) प्रवास
- the winter migration of Siberian cranes to Bharatpur
- The migration of the Amur falcons across the sea is one of nature's great wonders.
- The autumn migration of geese is a sight to see.
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- Scientists track the migration of whales across the ocean.
- The migration of birds depends on the weather.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
migration from ... to ...
Use from for the place left and to for the place reached.
छोड़े गए स्थान के लिए 'from' और पहुँचे गए स्थान के लिए 'to' का प्रयोग होता है।
- There was a large migration from villages to cities.
- Migration from Bihar to Punjab is common at harvest.
migration of + people / birds
Use of for the group that moves: the migration of birds, of workers.
जो समूह स्थानांतरित होता है उसके लिए 'of' आता है: migration of birds, of workers।
- The migration of birds begins in October.
migration (uncountable) / migrations (countable)
Migration is usually uncountable for the general process, and countable when a particular movement is meant.
सामान्य प्रक्रिया के लिए 'migration' प्रायः uncountable है, और विशेष आंदोलन के लिए countable होता है।
- Rural migration has increased.
- The great migrations of history changed nations.
migrate / migrant / immigrate
The verb is migrate, the person is a migrant; immigrate means coming into a new country and emigrate means leaving one.
क्रिया 'migrate' है, व्यक्ति 'migrant'; 'immigrate' नए देश में आना और 'emigrate' देश छोड़ना है।
- Many workers migrate to the Gulf.
- Seasonal migrants return after harvest.
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adjective + migration
massruralseasonalannualforcedillegal
- Mass migration followed the drought.
migration + noun
routepatternseasoncrisispolicydata
- Siberian cranes follow an old migration route.
verb + migration
encouragecontrolreducestudycausestop
- Better jobs may reduce migration to cities.
migration + of / to / from
of birdsto citiesfrom villagesacross borderswithin the country
- Migration across borders needs legal papers.
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- Floods caused a sudden migration from the river villages.
बाढ़ के कारण नदी किनारे के गाँवों से अचानक पलायन हुआ।
- The migration of Siberian cranes to Bharatpur is a wonderful sight.
साइबेरियाई सारसों का भरतपुर की ओर प्रवास एक अद्भुत दृश्य है।
- Migration to cities puts pressure on housing.
शहरों की ओर पलायन से आवास पर दबाव पड़ता है।
- Radhika wrote an essay on internal migration in India.
राधिका ने भारत में आंतरिक प्रवास पर निबंध लिखा।
- Whale migration takes place across thousands of kilometres.
व्हेल का प्रवास हज़ारों किलोमीटर में होता है।
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✗ Migration from village to city are increasing.
✓ Migration from villages to cities is increasing.
The subject migration is singular, so the verb is is.
Subject 'migration' singular है, इसलिए verb 'is' आएगी।
✗ Many people migrate from Bihar for Mumbai.
✓ Many people migrate from Bihar to Mumbai.
Direction is shown by to.
दिशा बताने के लिए 'to' आता है।
✗ Birds immigrate to warm places in winter.
✓ Birds migrate to warm places in winter.
Immigrate means to settle in another country; seasonal travel is migrate.
'Immigrate' का अर्थ दूसरे देश में बसना है; मौसमी यात्रा के लिए 'migrate' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Migration, emigration and immigration name movement from different points of view.
Migration, emigration और immigration अलग-अलग दृष्टिकोण से आवागमन बताते हैं।
Movement from one place or region to another.
एक स्थान या क्षेत्र से दूसरे में जाना।
- Seasonal migration.
Leaving your own country to live elsewhere.
अपना देश छोड़कर कहीं और बसना।
- Emigration to Canada has risen.
Coming to a country to live there permanently.
किसी देश में स्थायी रूप से रहने आना।
- Immigration rules are strict.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
mi·gra·tion
With -gration (not 'migrasion'); the person a migrant, the adjective migratory (migratory birds).
अंत में -gration ('migrasion' गलत है); व्यक्ति migrant, adjective migratory (migratory birds)।
?Which word?
migrate, emigrate and immigrate
Migrate is the general word for moving from one place to another, often temporarily or seasonally. Emigrate means to leave your own country to live in another (e- means out). Immigrate means to come into a country to live there (im- means in). An emigrant leaves; an immigrant arrives.
Migrate एक जगह से दूसरी जगह जाने का सामान्य शब्द है, प्रायः अस्थायी या मौसमी। Emigrate का अर्थ 'अपना देश छोड़कर दूसरे में रहना' है (e- का अर्थ बाहर)। Immigrate का अर्थ 'किसी देश में रहने आना' है (im- का अर्थ भीतर)। Emigrant छोड़कर जाता है; immigrant आता है।
The migrate/emigrate/immigrate set is a usage item asked very often.
Migrate, emigrate और immigrate का सेट usage में बहुत पूछा जाता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Siberian cranes migrate to Keoladeo (Bharatpur); internal migration figures come from the Census.
साइबेरियन सारस केवलादेव (भरतपुर) आते हैं; आंतरिक प्रवास के आँकड़े जनगणना से आते हैं।