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deportation

/dˌipɔɹtˈeɪʃʌn/noun4 syllables

Deportation means: the act of expelling a person from their native land.

Synonyms for deportation3

noun, as in the act of expelling a person from their native land

exile, expatriation, transportation

What does deportation mean?2

noun

1

the act of expelling a person from their native land“men in exile dream of hope”

2

the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with deportation?60

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All 60 rhymes for deportation, grouped by syllable

Deportation in a sentence

  • It is unlikely that this indictment will lead to his deportation.CM
  • Layla faced deportation back to her native Egypt.OsoHombre
  • Sami faced deportation back to his native Egypt.OsoHombre
  • By the time a judge rules the deportation illegal, the damage will already be done.frpzzd
  • Deportation and genocide are two different things.Selim
  • Deportation and genocide are different things.ddnktr
  • Human rights activists have achieved the cancellation of the deportation of Syrian refugees from Russia.AlanF_US
  • Tom works for the Extraterrestrial Deportation Service.AlanF_US

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Forms of deportation

as a noun

plural
deportations