Deportation
See also: deportation and déportation
German edit
Etymology edit
16th century, from Latin deportatio.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Deportation f (genitive Deportation, plural Deportationen)
- deportation, banishment (forced transport of individuals or groups of people to camps or specific regions)
- Synonyms: Zwangsverschickung, Zwangsumsiedlung, Verbannung, Verschleppung, Vertreibung
Usage notes edit
- Generally not used for “forced removal of a foreign national from a country”, for which use Abschiebung or Ausweisung.
Declension edit
Declension of Deportation [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Deportation | die | Deportationen |
| genitive | einer | der | Deportation | der | Deportationen |
| dative | einer | der | Deportation | den | Deportationen |
| accusative | eine | die | Deportation | die | Deportationen |
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Further reading edit
- “Deportation” in Duden online
- “Deportation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache