deracine

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See also: déracine and déraciné

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French déraciné.

Adjective

deracine (not comparable)

Having been uprooted.
- 1924, John Buchan, The Three Hostages, page 147:
  He's the déraciné Irish, such as you find in America.

Noun

deracine (plural deracines)

A person who has been uprooted.

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