Topic: CITIZENSHIP
| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Late Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of repatriare, from Latin patria 'country you were born in' |
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re‧pat‧ri‧ate
[transitive]
[transitive]1PGC to send someone back to their own country [↪ deport]:
After the war, prisoners were repatriated.
After the war, prisoners were repatriated.2BF to send profits or money you have earned back to your own country