Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great migration

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: great mi-gra-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest and West that occurred in the 20th century.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The pull factors in the Great Migration included encouraging reports of good living conditions and jobs with good wages in the North and West."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

the Great Migration (canonical)

Questions

What does great migration mean?: The movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest and West that occurred in the 20th century.

How to pronounce great migration

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “great migration”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “great migration”.
Repeat and practice — Say “great migration” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.