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Etymology
Canadian English. back-form|repatriate

Noun
en-noun|s

1. Canadian English 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.
Related terms
patriate

ru:patriation

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