migratorio

migratory

adjective mee-grah-TOH-ryoh Rare

Also means

migration-related

Usage Note

Migratorio describes anything related to migration, whether of people or animals: flujo migratorio (migration flow), aves migratorias (migratory birds), política migratoria (migration policy). The noun is migración, the person migrante or emigrante/inmigrante depending on direction. Migratorio itself does not carry directional meaning.

Examples

"El gobierno revisó su política migratoria."

Natural Translation

The government revised its migration policy.

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