Repatn.¹

Brit.

/ˈriːpat/, U.S.

/ˈriˌpæt/, Australian English

/ˈriːpæt/

Forms: 1900s– Repat, 1900s– Repat. (with point). Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: repatriation n.

Etymology: Shortened from < repatriation n.

Australian colloquial.

The Repatriation Commission, an organization formed by the Australian government in 1917 to be responsible for granting benefits such as pensions and health care to veterans and members of the armed forces and their dependants. Chiefly with the.

ΚΠ

1919 Argus (Melbourne) 5 June 11/2 Special reductions to returned soldiers dealing through Repat.

1920 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 24 Apr. 23/2 The Repat. will give him £10 worth of instruments as tools of trade.

1978 B. St. A. Smith Spirit beyond Psyche 208 I told him once t' try the Repat. for war-nerves.

1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 2 Dec. There is talk of doing away with the repat and going over to Social Welfare.

2004 M. Brown Charmian & George iii. 28 The best thing he'd ever done was to get a pension off the Repat.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1945 Argus (Melbourne) 16 July 14/2 Especially thanking the Diggers in Wards 2 and 2A, Caulfield Repat. hospital.

1948 J. K. Ewers For Heroes to live In 156 He ought to go down to Perth and have a thorough examination in the Repat ward.

1960 Bulletin (Sydney) 14 Sept. 18/3 Five a.m. in the Repat. Hospital.

1974 P. Flower Odd Job iii. 27 He'd got along on a Repat. pension.

2007 Heidelberger (Austral.) (Nexis) 4 July 11 I have never received a complaint regarding any of the patients of the repat hospital.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

repatn.²

Brit.

/ˈriːpat/, U.S.

/ˈriˌpæt/

Forms: 1900s– repat, 1900s– repat. (with point).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: repatriate n.

Etymology: Shortened < repatriate n. Compare earlier Repat n.¹, and compare also expat n.

colloquial.

= repatriate n.Recorded earliest in attributive use.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [noun] > return to one's own country > one who

returnee1870

repatriate1890

foreign-returned1917

repat1946

1946 P. Brickhill & C. Norton Escape to Danger xxii. 197 Typical of the repat. boys was ‘Chuck’ Lark.

1968 Punch 12 June 854/2 The emotions attendant on leaving had the same admixture as before: the expat and the repat were, after all, the same person.

1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 9 Mar. 4/4 The house is where he meets the ‘Repats’, those old soldiers who think they've been swindled by the Government.

2007 N.Y. Times 17 May a10 One of the most important things you can do as a repat is to help in the reunification of the churches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	repat
释义	Repatn.¹ Brit. /ˈriːpat/, U.S. /ˈriˌpæt/, Australian English /ˈriːpæt/ Forms: 1900s– Repat, 1900s– Repat. (with point). Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: repatriation n. Etymology: Shortened from < repatriation n. Australian colloquial. The Repatriation Commission, an organization formed by the Australian government in 1917 to be responsible for granting benefits such as pensions and health care to veterans and members of the armed forces and their dependants. Chiefly with the. ΚΠ 1919 Argus (Melbourne) 5 June 11/2 Special reductions to returned soldiers dealing through Repat. 1920 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 24 Apr. 23/2 The Repat. will give him £10 worth of instruments as tools of trade. 1978 B. St. A. Smith Spirit beyond Psyche 208 I told him once t' try the Repat. for war-nerves. 1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 2 Dec. There is talk of doing away with the repat and going over to Social Welfare. 2004 M. Brown Charmian & George iii. 28 The best thing he'd ever done was to get a pension off the Repat. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1945 Argus (Melbourne) 16 July 14/2 Especially thanking the Diggers in Wards 2 and 2A, Caulfield Repat. hospital. 1948 J. K. Ewers For Heroes to live In 156 He ought to go down to Perth and have a thorough examination in the Repat ward. 1960 Bulletin (Sydney) 14 Sept. 18/3 Five a.m. in the Repat. Hospital. 1974 P. Flower Odd Job iii. 27 He'd got along on a Repat. pension. 2007 Heidelberger (Austral.) (Nexis) 4 July 11 I have never received a complaint regarding any of the patients of the repat hospital. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). repatn.² Brit. /ˈriːpat/, U.S. /ˈriˌpæt/ Forms: 1900s– repat, 1900s– repat. (with point). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: repatriate n. Etymology: Shortened < repatriate n. Compare earlier Repat n.¹, and compare also expat n. colloquial. = repatriate n.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [noun] > return to one's own country > one who returnee1870 repatriate1890 foreign-returned1917 repat1946 1946 P. Brickhill & C. Norton Escape to Danger xxii. 197 Typical of the repat. boys was ‘Chuck’ Lark. 1968 Punch 12 June 854/2 The emotions attendant on leaving had the same admixture as before: the expat and the repat were, after all, the same person. 1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 9 Mar. 4/4 The house is where he meets the ‘Repats’, those old soldiers who think they've been swindled by the Government. 2007 N.Y. Times 17 May a10 One of the most important things you can do as a repat is to help in the reunification of the churches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1919n.²1946
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