repatriations

re·pa·tri·ate (r

-p

)

tr.v. re·pat·ri·at·ed, re·pat·ri·at·ing, re·pat·ri·ates

To restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin: repatriate war refugees.

n. (-

t, -

)

One who has been repatriated.

[Late Latin repatrire, repatrit-, to return to one's country : Latin re-, re- + Latin patria, native country; see expatriate.]

re·patri·ation n.

repatriate

vb (tr) [riːˈpætrɪˌeɪt]

1. to send back (a refugee, prisoner of war, etc.) to the country of his birth or citizenship

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to send back (a sum of money previously invested abroad) to its country of origin

n [riːˈpætrɪɪt]

a person who has been repatriated

[from Late Latin repatriāre from Latin re- + patria fatherland; compare repair²]

repatriation n

A person who returns to his or her country or citizenship, having left said native country either against his or her will, or as one of a group who left for reason of politics, religion, or other pertinent reasons.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	repatriate - a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
Verb	1.	repatriate - send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees extradite, deport, deliver - hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
	2.	repatriate - admit back into the country allow in, intromit, let in, admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" exile, expatriate, deport - expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"

Translations

repatriate

A. [riːˈpætrɪeɪt] VT → repatriar

B. [riːˈpætrɪət] N → repatriado/a m/f

repatriate [ˌriːˈpætrieɪt] vt

[+ person] → rapatrier

[+ money, profits] → rapatrier

repatriate

vt → in das Heimatland zurücksenden, repatriieren

n → Repatriierte(r) mf

repatriate [riːˈpætrɪˌeɪt] vt → rimpatriare

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Anne Bevis, a Royal British Legion secretary who has been involved with the repatriations from the beginning, said: "This one is just as important as the first.

Widow watches her hero's return by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

The decision of the Eritrean authorities to terminate the ICRC's involvement in the repatriations does not affect the right of Ethiopian nationals to leave Eritrea if they wish to do so," it said.

Asmara suspends Ethiopians repatriation from Eritrea by Sudan Tribune (Sudan)

The system of voluntary repatriation of African refugees has surprisingly gained enormous ground in academic and international discourse of African refugees' situation, even though most of the African refugees' voluntary repatriations usually happen under the political, social, and ethnic hostility that incipiently caused their displacement.

A critical anti-racist interrogation of voluntary/forced repatriation ... by Ighodaro, MacDonald E. / Refuge

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