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repatriation

🇬🇧 UK/,ri:peitri'eiʃən/🇺🇸 US/.ri:pætri'eiʃәn/
C2

Definitions

n.

The process of returning a person, object, or funds to their country of origin.

遣返回国;归还原籍;资金汇回本国

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
patrifather
+
aconnector
+
tionact, process, state
=repatriation

Common Collocations

  • 1.voluntary repatriation自愿遣返
  • 2.forced repatriation强制遣返
  • 3.repatriation of cultural property文化财产归还
  • 4.repatriation program遣返项目

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The repatriation of prisoners of war was a key condition of the peace agreement.

  • 2.

    Many museums are now facing calls for the repatriation of colonial-era collections.

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