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migrations

[/maɪˈɡreɪʃənz/]
nounfemininepl: migrações
migrações
1. The movement of people from one place to another, typically to settle in a new country or region
The migrations of Europeans to America shaped modern history.
As migrações de europeus para a América moldaram a história moderna.
2. The periodic movement of animals from one region to another, usually driven by seasonal changes
Bird migrations occur twice yearly in spring and fall.
As migrações de pássaros ocorrem duas vezes por ano na primavera e outono.
3. In computing, the process of transferring data or systems from one platform or location to another
The company completed database migrations to the cloud.
A empresa completou as migrações de banco de dados para a nuvem.
Synonyms
movementsrelocationsdisplacementsjourneys
Antonyms
settlementpermanencestability

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
migrações
Standard usage in all contexts
Rio de Janeiro
migrações
No regional variation
São Paulo
migrações
Commonly used in discussions of internal migration from Northeast
Portugal
migrações
Standard usage, particularly in context of emigration to other European countries

Related Idioms & Phrases

brain drain (migrações de cérebros)
mass migration (migração em massa)
seasonal migration (migração sazonal)
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