Definition of Repatriate
Repatriate
re·pa·tri·ate
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to return to the country of one's citizenship, origin, or allegiance, or to be sent/returned to one's own country;
e.g. The country's government operated flights to repatriate its citizens who were stranded abroad.
(verb)
to bring or send money back to one's country of origin;
e.g. The business was allowed to repatriate its profits when it ended operations in the foreign country.
(noun)
a person who has been returned to their country of citizenship or origin;
e.g. The repatriate was traumatized by their time as a war prisoner.
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