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English noun: deportation

1. deportation (act) the act of expelling a person from their native land


SamplesMen in exile dream of hope.
His deportation to a penal colony.
The expatriation of wealthy farmers.
The sentence was one of transportation for life.


Synonymsexile, expatriation, transportation


Broader (hypernym)banishment, proscription


Instance hyponymBabylonian Captivity

2. deportation (act) the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien


Broader (hypernym)ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance









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