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)

1. 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