repatriation

American  

[ree-pey-tree-ey-shuhn] / riˌpeɪ triˈeɪ ʃən /

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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Other Word Forms

• nonrepatriation noun

Etymology

Origin of repatriation

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. )

Example Sentences

Jill says the missing passport delayed the repatriation of her daughter's body: "All the hoops we had to jump through would have been so much easier if we'd had June's passport."

From BBC

Workers of other nationalities, including from African countries that don’t have embassies in Cambodia, appealed for help with repatriation at the local office of the International Organization for Migration, a U.N. agency.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their repatriation comes a month before their loan period expires in February, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which operates Ueno Zoo.

From Barron's

The repatriation of the pandas comes a month before their loan period expires in February, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which operates Ueno Zoo.

From Barron's

Her second novel, “Dispossessed,” based on the Mexican repatriation program of the 1930s, was published a few months before the fire and the ramping up of mass deportations of immigrants from the United States.

From Los Angeles Times

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