Deportation
See also: deportation and déportation
German
    
    Etymology
    
From the 16th century, from Latin dēportātiō.
Pronunciation
    
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Noun
    
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
    
- Generally not used for “forced removal of a foreign national from a country”, for which use Abschiebung or Ausweisung.
Declension
    
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 | 
Derived terms
    
- Deportationsfantasie
- Deportationslager
- Massendeportation
- Zwangsdeportation
Related terms
    
- deportieren
- Deportieren
- Deportierter
- Deportierung
Further reading
    
- “Deportation” in Duden online
- “Deportation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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