If an expat moves back to his home country, he is no longer an expat. Is there a term for the process of moving back? What is someone who is no longer an expat called?
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There's repatriation for the process, but I associate that term with involuntary repatriation, as it's something that is done to or for you.
Supposedly there's the related noun repatriate to refer to the individual, but I haven't actually heard it used before.
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3"Repatriation" is used extensively in Israel with regards to the immigration based on the Right of Return. – littleadv Jun 01 '15 at 19:56
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@littleadv: In Israel the terms are in Hebrew... – einpoklum Jul 11 '17 at 22:11
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A not-very-exciting but certainly accurate and self-explanatory term might be "returnee"?
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