Spanish Conversation · Level 97
60 words
Spanish word
repatriación
Pronunciation
IPA/repatɾjaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounrepatriation
Example
El gobierno facilitó la repatriación de los ciudadanos.
The government facilitated the repatriation of citizens.
More examples
El programa de repatriación asistida ofreció apoyo psicológico a las familias.
The assisted repatriation program offered psychological support to the families.
Core concept
Organized return of people to their country of origin.
Common phrases
repatriación asistida
assisted repatriation
programa de repatriación
repatriation program
Similar words
retorno: Movement back to an original place or country.
regreso: Coming back to the same place after travel or displacement.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso por el cual se facilita el regreso al país de origen de personas que se encuentran en el extranjero, frecuentemente por razones legales, humanitarias o administrativas.
Word origin
From Latin re- 'back' and patria 'fatherland' plus the noun-forming suffix -ción, the Spanish word names the official act of sending people back to their homeland.
Usage tips
- Repatriación commonly appears in legal or humanitarian contexts and usually implies an organized or assisted return, while deportación denotes a punitive forced removal.
Other meanings
- forced returnnoun
Opposites
- emigraciónemigrationnoun
Related words
- repatriarrepatriateverb
- repatriadorepatriatedadjective