Meaning

2 senses
  1. Someone who comes back or returns, especially to their own country or region.

  2. A person who sends something back.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. It's difficult for returnees to blend in with that class.

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  2. Returnees have trouble getting used to life in Japan.

    deRückkehrer haben Schwierigkeiten, sich an das Leben in Japan zu gewöhnen.

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Origin

From return + -ee.

From return + -ee.

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Forms

plural: returnees
Singularreturnee
Pluralreturnees

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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