The word "rematriation" appears in an article https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/n ... matriation that deals with the return of seeds for plants associated with native Americans throughout their pre-"Americanization" but lost from their traditional ways through no fault of their own.
It seems to have a meaning equivalent to that of "repatriation", but is more closely connected with traditions than with the return of hostages or belongings.
Probably a relative neologism, it still stems from a distinctly classical tradition.
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Re: rematriate
Most definitely a new coinage. I sent it through the OneLook dictionary, which theoretically searches 1065 on-line dictionaries, and got one hit, to Wiktionary, and that by way of rematriation only, no other forms give anything.
The Wiktionary hit defines it as: "A return to a spiritual way of life with respect for Mother Earth."
The Wiktionary hit defines it as: "A return to a spiritual way of life with respect for Mother Earth."
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