REPATRIATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of returning to the country of origin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("repatriation" is a kind of...):

homecoming; return (a coming to or returning home)

Derivation:

repatriate (admit back into the country)

repatriate (send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees)