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deportee

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˌpɔːˈti/
  • CMU ARPABET: D IY2 P AO0 R T IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A deported person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person who is expelled from home or country by authority

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exile

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander

History

Etymology

From deport + -ee.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: deportat — deported person
  • Catalan: deportada — deported person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 被驅逐出境者 /被驱逐出境者 — deported person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 被驱逐出境者 (bèiqūzhúchūjìngzhě) — deported person
  • French: déporté — deported person
  • French: déportée — deported person
  • German: Deportierter — deported person
  • German: Deportierte — deported person
  • Hindi: निर्वासित (nirvāsit) — deported person
  • Irish: ionnarbthach — deported person
  • Italian: deportato — deported person
  • Italian: deportata — deported person
  • Japanese: 被追放者 — deported person
  • Romanian: deportat — deported person
  • Romanian: deportată — deported person
  • Russian: со́сланный (sóslannyj) — deported person
  • Russian: со́сланная (sóslannaja) — deported person
  • Russian: депорти́рованный (deportírovannyj) — deported person
  • Russian: депорти́рованная (deportírovannaja) — deported person
  • Russian: депортированное лицо (deportirovannoje lico) — deported person
  • Spanish: deportado — deported person
  • Spanish: deportada — deported person