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Where does “repatriate” come from?

Repatriate derives from Latin repatriāre, meaning to return to one's native country.

repatriate (English): a person who has returned to the country of...

Definitions

  1. a person who has returned to the country of...

Ancestry of “repatriate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepatriāre—

Words derived from “repatriate”

  • repatriatable
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