English words for 'prior to migration'
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noun
adj
noun
- Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant.
- (informal) A person who leaves one place in order to permanently settle in another.
- Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.
- A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
- traveler who moves from one region or country to another
adj
adj
adj
- migratory
- having transportation available
- moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
- affording change (especially in social status)
- capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another
- Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle.
- Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind.
- (biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.
- Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones.
- Capable of being moved, especially on wheels.
- Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom.
noun
- sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
- (uncountable, Internet) The internet accessed via mobile devices; the version of a product seen on mobile devices.
- (telephony, UK, Ireland, India) Ellipsis of mobile phone.
- (sculpture) A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.
- An object capable of moving under its own power.
- One who moves or can move (e.g. to travel).
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verb
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verb
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- migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
- the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval
- The process of going through immigration checks at a border checkpoint.
- The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
name
- Initialism of Institute for the Study of International Migration.
- (zoology) Initialism of International Society for Invertebrate Morphology.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of IP Multimedia Services Identity Module.
- (astronomy) Initialism of Integrated Science Instrument Module, a component of the James Webb Space Telescope.
noun
- (immigration) An entry point.
- (figurative) A possibility.
- (figurative) A barrier.
- Any flap, etc. that opens like a door.
- (architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) A building with a door, especially a house.
- The proceeds from entrance fees and/or ticket sales at a venue such as a bar or nightclub, especially in relation to portion paid to the entertainers.
- (figurative) A means of approach or access.
- a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
- anything providing a means of access (or escape)
- a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
- the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
- a room that is entered via a door
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name
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- Initialism of immigrant visa.
- (statistics) Initialism of instrumental variable.
- (cryptography) Initialism of initialization vector.
- (medicine) Initialism of intravenous injection.
- (chemistry) Initialism of iodine value
- administration of nutrients through a vein
- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
adj
verb
- move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
- pull up by or as if by the roots
- (transitive, intransitive) To liberate or be liberated from a culture or its norms.
- To force (people) from their homeland to a new or foreign location.
- To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.
verb
- move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
- pull up by or as if by the roots
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.
- (intransitive, reflexive) Of oneself or someone: to move away from a familiar environment (for example, to live elsewhere).
- (figuratively) To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
- (transitive) Of a pig or other animal: to dig up (something in the ground) using the snout; to rummage for (something) in the ground; to grub up, to root, to rout.
- (figuratively) To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
noun
noun
- the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
- a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
- the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
- (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
- Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
- (biochemistry) The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.
- (computing) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
- An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
- Movement in general.
adj
noun
noun
- migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
- the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval
- The process of going through immigration checks at a border checkpoint.
- The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
noun
- (immigration) An entry point.
- (figurative) A possibility.
- (figurative) A barrier.
- Any flap, etc. that opens like a door.
- (architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) A building with a door, especially a house.
- The proceeds from entrance fees and/or ticket sales at a venue such as a bar or nightclub, especially in relation to portion paid to the entertainers.
- (figurative) A means of approach or access.
- a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
- anything providing a means of access (or escape)
- a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
- the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
- a room that is entered via a door
verb
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name
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- Initialism of immigrant visa.
- (statistics) Initialism of instrumental variable.
- (cryptography) Initialism of initialization vector.
- (medicine) Initialism of intravenous injection.
- (chemistry) Initialism of iodine value
- administration of nutrients through a vein
- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
adj
noun
- the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
- a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
- the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
- (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
- Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
- (biochemistry) The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.
- (computing) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
- An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
- Movement in general.
verb
- move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
- pull up by or as if by the roots
- (transitive, intransitive) To liberate or be liberated from a culture or its norms.
- To force (people) from their homeland to a new or foreign location.
- To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.
verb
- move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
- pull up by or as if by the roots
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.
- (intransitive, reflexive) Of oneself or someone: to move away from a familiar environment (for example, to live elsewhere).
- (figuratively) To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
- (transitive) Of a pig or other animal: to dig up (something in the ground) using the snout; to rummage for (something) in the ground; to grub up, to root, to rout.
- (figuratively) To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
noun
adj
noun
- Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant.
- (informal) A person who leaves one place in order to permanently settle in another.
- Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.
- A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
- traveler who moves from one region or country to another
adj
adj
adj
- migratory
- having transportation available
- moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
- affording change (especially in social status)
- capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another
- Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle.
- Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind.
- (biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.
- Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones.
- Capable of being moved, especially on wheels.
- Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom.
noun
- sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
- (uncountable, Internet) The internet accessed via mobile devices; the version of a product seen on mobile devices.
- (telephony, UK, Ireland, India) Ellipsis of mobile phone.
- (sculpture) A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.
- An object capable of moving under its own power.
- One who moves or can move (e.g. to travel).