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repatriation
[ ree-pey-tree-ey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act or process of returning a person or thing to the country of origin: Museums are increasingly facing pressure from formerly colonized countries seeking repatriation of their priceless antiquities.
If conditions allow, refugees can be offered the option of voluntary repatriation rather than resettlement in countries offering asylum.
Museums are increasingly facing pressure from formerly colonized countries seeking repatriation of their priceless antiquities.
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- non·re·pat·ri·a·tion noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of repatriation1
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Example Sentences
According to Vieira, most of the bones unearthed had to be reburied in accordance with the Native American Repatriation Act.
A repatriation ceremony would help bury the ignominious squabbles of the past.
Zionism was not about colonization; it was about repatriation.
International agencies assume the solution for nearly all refugees is repatriation once the fighting stops.
Is Germany's repatriation of its gold reserves from storage in New York and Paris a signal of declining confidence in the Euro?
In June 1907 the repatriation of the Chinese coolies began; it was completed in February 1910.
The Government declined to make any arrangement for their repatriation.
They were also making arrangements for the repatriation of the Coolies.
My misgivings seem to be proving true, and repatriation is more likely to prove compulsory than voluntary.
They are apparently asked to contribute out of their wages to a repatriation fund.
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