repatriation

[ree-pey-tree-ey-shuhn]

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.

Other Word Forms

• nonrepatriation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of repatriation¹

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

In a statement, NR Sports called the acquisition a "repatriation" of "one of the greatest symbols in the history of the global sport."

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The U.S. government still continues to fund repatriations.

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An emergency hike, heralding a policy reversal, would prompt a major repatriation of Japanese savings.

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Domestically, steady bond inflows, export-earnings repatriation and a stable macro backdrop should keep the ringgit relatively firm into the year-end, they say.

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"Today, repatriation measures took place. 1000 bodies, claimed by the Russian side to belong to Ukrainian servicemen, were returned to Ukraine," Kyiv's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on social media.

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