repatriation
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repatriation
Where it comes from
Either a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin repatriātiō (“act of restoring someone to their homeland”) or from Italian repatriazione and remodelled after words in -ation. By surface analysis, repatriate + -ion.
noun repatriations
- The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship.
- The process of returning artworks, museum exhibits, etc. to their country of origin.
- The process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: returnee, resettlement, extradition, returns, remittance, restitution, relocation, settlement, rendition, demobilisation, demobilization, refund, redeployment, returning, return, restoration
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noun the process of returning of a person to their country of origin
| Español | repatriación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 송환 songhwan |
| 日本語 | 帰還 kikan, 送還 sōkan |
| 中文 | 遣返 qiǎnfǎn, 歸國 /归国 guīguó |
| Português | repatriação |
| Français | rapatriement |
| Deutsch | Repatriierung |
| Ελληνικά | επαναπατρισμός epanapatrismós |
| Română | repatriere |
| Русский | репатриа́ция repatriácija |
Talk about this word "repatriation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/repatriation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. repatriation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/repatriation "repatriation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/repatriation.Cite this
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title = {repatriation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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