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- [dih-pawrt, -pohrt]
- /dɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt/
- /ˌdiː.pɔː.ˈtiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-pawrt, -pohrt]
- /dɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt/
Definitions of deportee word
- countable noun deportee A deportee is someone who is being deported. 3
- noun deportee a person deported or awaiting deportation 3
- noun deportee a deported person or one sentenced to deportation 3
- verb with object deportee to expel (an alien) from a country; banish. 1
- verb with object deportee to send or carry off; transport, especially forcibly: The country deported its criminals. 1
- verb with object deportee to bear, conduct, or behave (oneself) in a particular manner. 1
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Origin of deportee
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Middle French déporter < Latin dēportāre to carry away, banish oneself, equivalent to dē- de- + portāre to carry; see port5
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Parts of speech for Deportee
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preposition
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determiner
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deportee popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
deportee usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deportee
noun deportee
- displaced person — a person driven or expelled from his or her homeland by war, famine, tyranny, etc. Abbreviation: DP, D.P.
- outsider — a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.: Society often regards the artist as an outsider.
- outlander — a foreigner; alien.
- refugee — a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
- foreigner — a person not native to or naturalized in the country or jurisdiction under consideration; alien.
Antonyms for deportee
noun deportee
- citizen — Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
- native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
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