释义
[ ree-pey-tree-ey -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ riˌpeɪ triˈeɪ ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act or process of returning a person or thing to the country of origin: If conditions allow, refugees can be offered the option of voluntary repatriation rather than resettlement in countries offering asylum. Museums are increasingly facing pressure from formerly colonized countries seeking repatriation of their priceless antiquities.
OTHER WORDS FROM repatriation non·re·pat·ri·a·tion, noun Words nearby repatriation repartee, repartition, repass, repast, repatriate, repatriation , repay, repeal, repeat, repeated, repeater
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Example sentences from the Web for repatriation A repatriation ceremony would help bury the ignominious squabbles of the past.
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Zionism was not about colonization; it was about repatriation .
Despite Hebron's Importance, Israel Will Have to Give It Up | Samuel Lebens| October 28, 2013| DAILY BEAST
International agencies assume the solution for nearly all refugees is repatriation once the fighting stops.
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Is Germany's repatriation of its gold reserves from storage in New York and Paris a signal of declining confidence in the Euro?
Germany Calls Home the Gold | David Frum| January 16, 2013| DAILY BEAST
This is common Zionist parlance in response to the idea of equal voting rights or repatriation for Palestinians.
This Duck Is an Apartheid Duck | Yousef Munayyer| March 22, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Provision will be made for the repatriation of German nationals and of German subjects holding property.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII) | various
They inform me that orders have been received approving your application for repatriation .
It is therefore difficult to see of whom the repatriation would consist.
Crescent and Iron Cross | E. F. Benson
It served as an intermediary between the belligerents for the repatriation of the persons interned.
The Annual Register 1914 | Anonymous
The repatriation of German prisoners of war shall be regulated at the conclusion of the preliminaries of peace.
America's War for Humanity | Thomas Herbert Russell
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Words related to repatriation recovery, revival, renewal, refurbishment, rehabilitation, reconstruction, renovation, reinstatement, reparation, recuperation, return, redemption, rejuvenation, reimbursement, revivification, remedy, cure, healing, replacement, restitution