Meanings
nounrepatriation (countable and uncountable, plural repatriations)
plural repatriations
- countableuncountableThe process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship.
- countableuncountableThe process of returning artworks, museum exhibits, etc. to their country of origin.
- countableuncountableThe process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country.
Origin
- Italianrepatriazione
- Medieval Latinrepatriātiō“act of restoring someone to their homeland”
- Englishrepatriation
Either a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin repatriātiō (“act of restoring someone to their homeland”) or from Italian repatriazione and remodelled after words in -ation. By surface analysis, repatriate + -ion.
More words from Medieval Latin, Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian репатрация
- репатрация (repatracija)the process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Catalan repatriació
- repatriacióthe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Chinese Mandarin 遣返, 歸國 /归国
- 遣返 (qiǎnfǎn)the process of returning of a person to their country of origin
- 歸國 /归国 (guīguó)the process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Czech repatriace
- repatriacethe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Danish hjemsendelse, repatriering
- hjemsendelsethe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
- repatrieringthe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Dutch repatriëring
- repatriëringthe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Finnish kotiutus, palautus kotimaahan
- kotiutusthe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
- palautus kotimaahanthe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
French rapatriement
- rapatriementthe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
German Repatriierung
- Repatriierungthe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Greek επαναπατρισμός
- επαναπατρισμός (epanapatrismós)the process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Hungarian hazatelepítés, hazatelepülés
- hazatelepítésthe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
- hazatelepülésthe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Indonesian repatriasi
- repatriasithe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Japanese 帰還, 送還
- 帰還 (kikan)the process of returning of a person to their country of origin
- 送還 (sōkan)the process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Korean 송환
- 송환 (songhwan)the process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Malay repatriasi
- repatriasithe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Norwegian Bokmål hjemsendelse
- hjemsendelsethe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Polish repatriacja
- repatriacjathe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Portuguese repatriação
- repatriaçãothe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Romanian repatriere
- repatrierethe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Russian репатриа́ция
- репатриа́ция (repatriácija)the process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Spanish repatriación
- repatriaciónthe process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Ukrainian репатріа́ція
- репатріа́ція (repatriácija)the process of returning of a person to their country of origin
Cite this entry
APA
repatriation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repatriation
MLA
“repatriation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repatriation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repatriation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repatriation.
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