repatriate

English

Etymology

Latin repatriare. Cognate to repair (“to return”).

Noun

repatriate (plural repatriates)

1. a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored.

Translations

a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored

• Greek: επαναπατρισμένος (el) (epanapatrisménos) m
• Russian: репатриант (ru) (repatriánt) m, репатриантка (ru) (repatriántka) f

Verb

repatriate (third-person singular simple present repatriates, present participle repatriating, simple past and past participle repatriated)

1. (transitive) To restore (a person) to his or her own country.

Translations

to restore somebody to his or her own country

• Chinese:

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• Greek: επαναπατρίζω (el) (epanapatrízo)

• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: репатриировать (ru) (repatriírovat')
• Swedish: repatriera (sv), skicka tillbaka (sv)

Derived terms

• repatriation
• patriate
• patriation

Related terms

• expatriate