EXPATRIATIONS Antonyms
Definition of EXPATRIATIONS
Best Opposite Words For EXPATRIATIONS
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domesticity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being domestic or domesticated • domestic activities or life | ||||||||
homecoming | nounn | |||||||
noun • an annual school or university reunion for graduates • a coming to or returning home | ||||||||
immigration | nounn | |||||||
noun • migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there) • the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval | ||||||||
presence | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the state of being present; current existence • the immediate proximity of someone or something • an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby • the impression that something is present • dignified manner or conduct • the act of being present | ||||||||
repatriate | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored verb • send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees • admit back into the country | ||||||||
repatriation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of returning to the country of origin | ||||||||
retention | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of retaining something • the power of retaining and recalling past experience • the power of retaining liquid | ||||||||
return | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability • a coming to or returning home • the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction • getting something back again • the act of going back to a prior location • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • happening again (especially at regular intervals) • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed • a reciprocal group action • a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player • (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble • the act of someone appearing again verb • go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before • give back • go back to a previous state • go back to something earlier • bring back to the point of departure • return in kind • make a return • answer back • be restored • pay back • pass down • elect again • be inherited by • return to a previous position; in mathematics • give or supply • submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority | ||||||||
settlement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government • a community of people smaller than a town • a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it • the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies • something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making • an area where a group of families live together • termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities | ||||||||
stay | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • continuing or remaining in a place or state • the state of inactivity following an interruption • a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted • a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) • (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar verb • stay the same; remain in a certain state • stay put (in a certain place) • dwell • continue in a place, position, or situation • remain behind • stop or halt • stay behind • hang on during a trial of endurance • stop a judicial process • fasten with stays • overcome or allay |