Meaning Of The Word Repatriate

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Repatriate Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Repatriate?

repatriate
verb: If a country repatriates someone, it sends them back to their home country.

repatriate in American English
to send back or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or allegiance
intransitive verb: to return to one's own country
noun: a person who has been repatriated
transitive verb: to bring or send back (a person, esp. a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship

repatriate in British English
noun: a person who has been repatriated
verb: to send back (a refugee, prisoner of war, etc) to the country of his or her birth or citizenship

repatriate in Insurance
verb: If a claimant or their body is repatriated, they are transported back to their own country after they have been injured or killed in a foreign country.

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