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repatriate

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Repatriate (noun) means someone who has gone back to their home country, or had their original citizenship given back.

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Someone who has gone back to their home country, or had their original citizenship given back.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

Repatriate was borrowed from Latin repatriare, from re- and patria (“homeland”). It is cognate with repair (“to return”).

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"repatriate" (noun) means someone who has gone back to their home country, or had their original citizenship given back.

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