Definition of "repatriation" []

• The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship. (noun)
• Process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country (noun)

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• "In issuing the statement, the State Department makes it clear it does not provide free transportation but will make what it calls repatriation loans to those who need them to pay for transportation."
• "By the time he left, I actually had a soft spot for the poor old guy, and I went out of my way to wish him luck before they shipped him off for what they called repatriation."
• "Liberia was founded as a result of freed slaves who were granted repatriation from the U.S. to Africa."