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déporté

deportee, deported person

noun deh-por-TEH Rare

Usage Note

Déporté most commonly refers to someone forcibly deported to a Nazi concentration or labour camp during World War II, making the word historically charged in French. The feminine form is déportée. More broadly it can describe any person expelled from their country by authorities.

Examples

"Le musée rend hommage aux déportés."

Natural Translation

The museum pays tribute to the deportees.

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