Repatriation Meaning
/riˌpeɪtriˈeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship.
nounThe process of returning artworks, museum exhibits, etc. to their country of origin.
Sentence Examples
Repatriation flights are helping Australians who have been trapped overseas.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The refugee's ____ to their homeland was delayed by the ongoing war.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government arranged the ____ of its citizens stranded abroad after the sudden outbreak of conflict.
Word Origin & History
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.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The refugee's ____ to their homeland was delayed by the ongoing war.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government arranged the ____ of its citizens stranded abroad after the sudden outbreak of conflict.