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repatriation
[v. ree-pey-tree-eyt or, especially Brit., -pa-; n. ree-pey-tree-it or, especially Brit., -pa-]
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re·pa·tri·ate
[v. ree-pey-tree-eyt or, especially Brit., -pa-; n. ree-pey-tree-it or, especially Brit., -pa-] verb, -at·ed, -at·ing, noun verb (used with object)
1.
to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship.
2.
(of profits or other assets) to send back to one's own country.
verb (used without object)
3.
to return to one's own country: to repatriate after 20 years abroad.
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Repatriation
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noun
4.
a person who has been repatriated.
Origin:
1605–15; < Late Latin repatriātus (past participle of repatriāre to return to one's fatherland), equivalent to Latin re- re- + patri(a) native country (noun use of feminine of patrius paternal, derivative of pater father) + -ātus -ate1
1605–15; < Late Latin repatriātus (past participle of repatriāre to return to one's fatherland), equivalent to Latin re- re- + patri(a) native country (noun use of feminine of patrius paternal, derivative of pater father) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
re·pa·tri·a·tion, noun
non·re·pa·tri·a·ble, adjective
non·re·pa·tri·a·tion, noun
un·re·pa·tri·at·ed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- Under the proposal, known as a repatriation holiday, the.
- EU law now allows for repatriation of inmates to serve their sentences in their native countries.
- Representatives meet weekly to resolve issues ranging from communications between opposing armies to repatriation of war remains.
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World English Dictionary
| repatriate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to send back (a refugee, prisoner of war, etc) to the country of his birth or citizenship |
| 2. | to send back (a sum of money previously invested abroad) to its country of origin |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person who has been repatriated |
| [C17: from Late Latin repatriāre from Latin | |
| repatri'ation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
repatriation
1592, from L.L. reparationem, from repatriatus, pp. of repatriare "return to one's own country," from L. re- "back" + patria "native land."
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