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Antonyms for repatriation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : verb ree-pey-tree-eyt or, esp. British, -pa-; noun ree-pey-tree-it or, esp. British, -pa-
Phonetic Transcription : verb riˈpeɪ triˌeɪt or, esp. British, -ˈpæ-; noun riˈpeɪ tri ɪt or, esp. British, -ˈpæ-



Definition of repatriation

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Late Latin reparationem (nominative repatriatio), noun of action from past participle stem of repatriare "return to one's own country," from Latin re- "back" (see re-) + patria "native land" (see patriot).
  • As in restoration : noun reestablishment
Example sentences :
  • They were also making arrangements for the repatriation of the Coolies.
  • Extract from : « Chitta Ranjan » by Sukumar Ranjan Das
  • The Government declined to make any arrangement for their repatriation.
  • Extract from : « Chitta Ranjan » by Sukumar Ranjan Das
  • They inform me that orders have been received approving your application for repatriation.
  • Extract from : « Aces Up » by Covington Clarke
  • His repatriation to the Caucasus was now only a matter of days.
  • Extract from : « Caught by the Turks » by Francis Yeats-Brown
  • Here there will not be, as was the case with the Armenians, any work of repatriation to be done.
  • Extract from : « Crescent and Iron Cross » by E. F. Benson
  • Is it to be wondered at that, after her repatriation, she often wilts and dies?
  • Extract from : « Out To Win » by Coningsby Dawson
  • There he managed to send a large number of coolies in a special steamer to Goalundo and arranged for the repatriation of the rest.
  • Extract from : « Chitta Ranjan » by Sukumar Ranjan Das
  • The list of funds is to be increased shortly by the creation of a Repatriation Fund the details of which are now being worked out.
  • Extract from : « The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt » by James W. Barrett
  • A similar object is aimed at in the repatriation scheme which has been launched with such marked success by Mr. Rodgers, M.H.R.
  • Extract from : « The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt » by James W. Barrett
  • We heard that the Germans had refused safe-conduct to the repatriation ship, and it was true.
  • Extract from : « A Prisoner in Turkey » by John Still

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