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Meaning of patriation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly independent one.

Commonwealth, countable, uncountable

Examples

“The patriation of Canada's constitution from the United Kingdom took place in 1982.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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