repatriate
- noun
- /ˌriːˈpeɪtriˌeɪt/
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repatriado
- Since his family was Polish, they decided to join thousands of other "repatriates" and resettle in the area in Poland that the communists' newspeak labeled "the Recovered Territories."
Examples
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But according to Mr. Yu and other Korean informants in Japan, who frequently visit their repatriated families in North Korea, among repatriates, clan exogamy is strictly observed.
Academic text (2004) -
For a repatriate, if he can live just one more day, the rest doesn't matter.
Fiction book (2002) -
For a repatriate, you're talking awfully mushy.
Fiction book (2002) -
He is the author of The Last Repatriate (Nouvella).
Blog text (2) -
At the close of 1945, I was a repatriate in the village of Okubo in Akashi District, where my wife had been evacuated.
Fiction book (2002) -
After years of living abroad, Maria was finally recognized as a repatriate and returned to her homeland.
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The government provided support for each repatriate to help them adjust to life back in their country.
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As a repatriate, John felt a mixture of joy and anxiety upon returning to his familiar yet changed hometown.
Synonyms
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A person who comes back to their home country after living abroad
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A person who comes back to a job or home after being away
A person who returns to their home country after living abroad
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word repatriate comes from the parts re- meaning 'back' and patria meaning 'home country', the same patri you see in patriot. So a repatriate is a person who has returned to their home country.