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returnee
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re·turn·ee  (r-tûrn)
n.
1. One who returns, as from a journey or to school after a long absence.
2. A person returning from military duty overseas. See Usage Note at -ee1.

returnee [rɪˈtɜːˌniː]
n
(Military) Chiefly US and Canadian a person who returns to his native country, esp after war service
Translations
returnee [rɪtɜːˈniː] Nretornado/a m/f
returnee
n (Pol) → Rückkehrer(in) m(f)


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The papers explore experiences of Samoan returnees, Tongan returnees, Japanese returnees from Brazil, Bajan returnees from the UK, Greek returnees from the United States, Hong Kong returnees, Polynesian returnees, Trinidadian returnees, and Australian returnees.
Actions taken to respond to the urgent needs of returnees - and to the opportunity to begin providing assistance to those who stayed behind - include interventions in the areas of health and nutrition; water and sanitation; education; and children protection.
permanent-resident visa," Wadhwa and his colleagues found, 63 percent of Indian returnees and 71 percent of Chinese returnees said they would come back to America or seriously consider it.
 
 
 
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