nonrepatriable

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adjective

non·​repatriable

: being not repatriable

specifically : displaced and stateless or not capable of being repatriated for any of a variety of reasons (as unwillingness to return to one's former country)

a plan to rehabilitate and resettle these nonrepatriable victims of German action

—Eli Ginzberg

nonrepatriable

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noun

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plural -s

: a person who is nonrepatriable

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