NOUN | act | deportation, exile, expatriation, transportation | the act of expelling a person from their native land |
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act | deportation | the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien |
Sounds | diy.paortey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The act of expelling a person from their native land. | |
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Example | "his deportation to a penal colony" | |
Synonyms | exile, expatriation, transportation | |
Instances | Babylonian Captivity | The deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC |
Broader | banishment, proscription | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone |
Spanish | deportación, exiliado, exilio, expatriación | |
Catalan | deportació, exili, expatriació | |
Verbs | deport | expel from a country |
Meaning | The expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien. | |
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Broader | ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance | The act of forcing out someone or something |
Verbs | deport | expel from a country |
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