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repatriation

[ ree-pey-tree-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. 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

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin repatriation-, stem of repatriatio “a returning to one's fatherland,” equivalent to repatriāt-, stem of repatriāre + Latin -iō -ion ( def ); repatriate ( def )

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Example Sentences

For years, covert repatriation squads from China have tracked their targets in all manner of quintessentially American settings, from quiet housing tracts to suburban chain restaurants to immigrant business districts.

She would lead the repatriation team, but because she didn’t speak English, Johnny would stick close and be her intermediary with Mike, as the team called the American private detective.

The Met has been embroiled in repatriation disputes, and those will continue to pile up.

In India, Hasina Kharbhih has used repatriation and compensation to rescue 72,000 women and children from trafficking across the region.

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That strategic shift may include embracing the LANDBACK movement, an effort to demand full repatriation of wealth and lands stolen from Native peoples across America.

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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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