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-derivedCommon 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.