patriation
patriation · patriations
The transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly…The transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly independent one.
Meaning
1 senses(Commonwealth, countable, uncountable)The transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly independent one.
The patriation of Canada's constitution from the United Kingdom took place in 1982.
Origin
English; especially Canadian English. Back-formation from repatriation.English; especially Canadian English. Back-formation from repatriation.
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Forms
plural: patriations| Singular | patriation |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpatriate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable