repatriation Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: R IY0 P EY0 T R IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N
What Does Repatriation Mean?
Repatriation is a noun that means The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship. It can also mean The process of returning artworks, museum exhibits, etc. to their country of origin.
Repatriation Definition (Noun)
- The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship.
- The process of returning artworks, museum exhibits, etc. to their country of origin.
- The process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country.
Noun
- Process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country
Synonyms of Repatriation
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Repatriation synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Repatriation
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Repatriation in a Sentence
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Word Forms & Grammar
repatriation (countable and uncountable, plural repatriations)
Words That Rhyme With Repatriation
trepidationindignationexhilarationvenerationelationcondemnationgratificationinclinationaspirationdesolationaffirmationruminationexasperationtransformationprevaricationanticipationdeterminationmanifestationalienationamalgamationdemarcationfixationconsolationinfatuationimplicationadulationconflagrationfoundationcongregationdevastation
Origin of Repatriation
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.[1] By surface analysis, repatriate + -ion.