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repat

repat noun: a repatriate.

Noun

repat (plural repats)

  1. (informal) A repatriate.
    • One of the most important things you can do as a repat is to help in the reunification of the churches, much more so than anything you’re doing in television or business.2007 May 17, Sophia Kishkovsky, “2 Russian Churches, Split by War, Reuniting”, in New York Times
    • Becoming a “repat” felt empowering to Mr. Mahdi as a Black Muslim, he said.2024 February 16, Colette Coleman, “Blaxit: Tired of Racism, Black Americans Try Life in Africa”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Forms of repat

pluralrepats

Origin of repat

Shortening.

Questions about repat

What does repat mean?
Repat means a repatriate.
What part of speech is repat?
Repat is a noun.
What is the plural of repat?
The plural of repat is repats.

Words near repat in the dictionary

  1. repasts
  2. repasture
  3. repastured
  4. repastures
  5. repasturing
  6. repat
  7. repatch
  8. repatched
  9. repatches
  10. repatching
  11. repatent

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