deracine

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adjective

Having been uprooted.

OriginFrench déraciné →
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Meanings

adjectivederacine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving been uprooted.

    He's the déraciné Irish, such as you find in America.

    1924, John Buchan, The Three Hostages, page 147
nounderacine (plural deracines)

plural deracines

  1. A person who has been uprooted.

Origin

  1. Frenchdéraciné
  2. Englishderacine

Borrowed from French déraciné.

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APA

deracine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deracine

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“deracine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deracine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deracine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deracine.

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