overseas returnee

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• returnee — noun Date: 1944 one who returns; especially one returning to the United States after military service overseas …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• returnee — /ri terr nee , terr nee/, n. 1. a person who has returned, as from travels or a long absence. 2. a person returning from overseas duty in the armed forces. [1940 45, Amer.; RETURN + EE] * * * …   Universalium

• returnee — rɪ tÉœr nɪː / tɜː n n. one who comes back after an extended absence; one who goes back to his home country after overseas military service …   English contemporary dictionary

• returnee — re•turn•ee [[t]rɪ tɜrˈni, ˈtɜr ni[/t]] n. cvb a person who has returned, as from a long absence or from overseas military duty • Etymology: 1940–45, amer …   From formal English to slang

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