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Etymology

From Latin remigrāre, present active infinitive of remigrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁemiɡʁaˈt͡si̯oːn/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Remigration f (genitive Remigration, plural Remigrationen)

  1. remigration; voluntary return to the country of origin
    Synonym: Rückwanderung
  2. (euphemistic) the forcible expulsion of (certain groups of) migrants (and sometimes citizens)
    Synonyms: Abschiebung, Deportation
    • 2024 February 1, Esther Geißlinger, “Fachleute über Erinnerungskultur: „Wir müssen Erinnern global denken“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Für große Teile der Mehrheitsgesellschaft scheint das Treffen in Potsdam von AfD-Funktionären mit Rechtsextremen, bei dem über die „Remigration“ großer Bevölkerungsgruppen gesprochen wurde, ein Weckruf gewesen zu sein.
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Usage notes

  • The term Remigration has been re-appropriated by European far-right groups as a euphemism for their mass deportation proposals. Because of this, in contemporary conversations, the original meaning of voluntary return might not be understood.

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