Repatriate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpˈeɪtɹɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpˈatɹɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpˈatɹɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpˈeɪtɹɪˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

expatriate

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
verb	send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees
verb	admit back into the country

Word Forms

repatriate	verb	admit back into the country
repatriate	noun	a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
repatriation	noun	the act of returning to the country of origin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Heimkehrer

eine Person, die in ihr Herkunftsland zurückgekehrt ist oder deren Staatsbürgerschaft wiederhergestellt wurde

🇫🇷French

rapatrier

une personne qui est retournée dans son pays d'origine ou dont la citoyenneté a été rétablie

🇪🇸Spanish

repatriar

una persona que ha regresado al país de origen o cuya ciudadanía ha sido restaurada

🇮🇹Italian

rimpatriare

una persona che è ritornata nel Paese di origine o a cui è stata restituita la cittadinanza

🇳🇱Dutch

repatrieer

een persoon die is teruggekeerd naar het land van herkomst of wiens staatsburgerschap is hersteld

🇵🇹Portuguese

repatrio

uma pessoa que regressou ao país de origem ou cuja cidadania foi restaurada

🇷🇺Russian

возвращаюсь на родину

лицо, вернувшееся в страну происхождения или гражданство которого восстановлено

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वदेश लौटूँ

वह व्यक्ति जो मूल देश में लौट आया है या जिसकी नागरिकता बहाल हो गई है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিজের দেশে ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি মূল দেশে ফিরে এসেছেন বা যার নাগরিকত্ব পুনরুদ্ধার করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

தாயகத்திற்கு திருப்பி அனுப்புதல்

பிறந்த நாட்டிற்குத் திரும்பிய அல்லது குடியுரிமை மீட்டெடுக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వదేశానికి పంపు

మూలం ఉన్న దేశానికి తిరిగి వచ్చిన లేదా పౌరసత్వం పునరుద్ధరించబడిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वदेशी परत पाठविणे

एखादी व्यक्ती जी मूळ देशात परतली आहे किंवा ज्याचे नागरिकत्व पुनर्संचयित केले गेले आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વદેશ પાછો ફરું છું

એક વ્યક્તિ જે મૂળ દેશમાં પાછો ફર્યો છે અથવા જેની નાગરિકતા પુનઃસ્થાપિત કરવામાં આવી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುನರಾಗಮಿಸು

ಮೂಲದ ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಹಿಂದಿರುಗಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಅವರ ಪೌರತ್ವವನ್ನು ಪುನಃಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വദേശത്തേക്ക് തിരിച്ചയയ്‌ക്കുക

ഉത്ഭവ രാജ്യത്തേക്ക് മടങ്ങിയെത്തിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൗരത്വം പുനഃസ്ഥാപിച്ച ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੈਂ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵਾਪਸ ਆਇਆ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਮੂਲ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵਾਪਸ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਨਾਗਰਿਕਤਾ ਬਹਾਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اپنے ملک واپس بھیجنا

وہ شخص جو اپنے آبائی ملک میں واپس آیا ہو یا جس کی شہریت بحال ہو گئی ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

撤侨

已返回原籍国或已恢复公民身份的人

🇯🇵Japanese

送還

出身国に帰国した人、または国籍を回復した人

🇰🇷Korean

본국으로 송환

본국으로 귀국했거나 국적을 회복한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trở về nước

một người đã trở về nước xuất xứ hoặc đã được khôi phục quyền công dân

🇹🇭Thai

การส่งตัวกลับ

บุคคลที่เดินทางกลับประเทศต้นทางหรือได้รับการคืนสัญชาติแล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

memulangkan

seseorang yang telah kembali ke negara asal atau yang kewarganegaraannya telah dipulihkan

🇵🇭Filipino

ibalik sa pinagmulang bansa

isang tao na nakabalik sa bansang pinagmulan o na naibalik ang pagkamamamayan

🇲🇾Malay

hantar balik

seseorang yang telah kembali ke negara asal atau yang kewarganegaraannya telah dikembalikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترحيل إلى الوطن

الشخص الذي عاد إلى بلده الأصلي أو تم استعادة جنسيته

🇮🇷Persian

بازگشت به وطن

شخصی که به کشور مبدأ بازگشته یا تابعیتش اعاده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ülkesine geri göndermek

menşe ülkesine dönen veya vatandaşlığı geri alınan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

החזר למולדת

אדם שחזר לארץ המוצא או שאזרחותו הושבה

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The primary meaning of 'repatriate' is 'a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored'.

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Using 'repatriate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'repatriate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'repatriate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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