Deportation

Noun CEFR C1

diːˌpɔːˈteɪʃən

Definitions

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldeportación

Françaisdéportation

DeutschAbschiebung Ausschaffung AusweisungDeportation Wegweisung

25 more languages

العربيةالإبعاد تهجير طرد

Catalàdeportació

Češtinadeportace

Danskdeportation

Ελληνικάαπέλαση

Suomikarkottaminen karkotus kyyditysmaastakarkotus pakkosiirto

Galegodeportación

हिन्दीदेशनिकाला निर्वासन प्रत्यर्पण

Հայերենվտարում

Bahasa Indonesiadeportasi

Italianodeportazione

日本語追放送還

ქართულიდეპორტაცია

한국어추방

Македонскидепортација

Nederlandsdeportatie

Polskideportacja wywózka zaludnieniezesłanie

Portuguêsdeportação

Românădeportare

Русскийвысылка депортация изгнание

Svenskadeportation deportering utvisning

ไทยการเนรเทศ

Türkçedeportasyon sınırdışı tehcir

Українськависелення

Examples

“Garcia is one of many undocumented people in America who earn ⟳ their living in construction. He and millions of others now face ⟳ the prospect of mass deportations during President-elect Donald Trump’s term. Trump has said that undocumented immigrants share ⟳ the blame ⟳ for America’s once-in-a-generation home affordability crisis, but the president-elect’s deportation plans may backfire, driving up the cost ⟳ of homebuying even further.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Deportations Deported Deportee Deportees deporter Deporting

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