foreign-returnedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌfɒrᵻn rᵻˈtəːnd/,

/ˌfɒrn̩ rᵻˈtəːnd/, U.S.

/ˌfɔrən rəˈtərnd/,

/ˌfɔrən riˈtərnd/,

/ˌfɑrən rəˈtərnd/,

/ˌfɑrən riˈtərnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foreign n.², returned adj.

Etymology: < foreign n.² + returned adj., perhaps after an Indian language (compare Bengali bilet pherat (1921 in the title of a film) < bilet , bilāt foreign country, England (compare Blighty n.) + pherat returning).

Indian English.

A. adj.

Designating a person who has returned to India after a period spent abroad, esp. after being trained or educated abroad.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [adjective] > to one's own country

repatriated1848

foreign-returned1906

1906 Indian Rev. Jan. 41/1 Organising illustrated lectures by foreign-returned youths of India.

1939 Times of India 31 Oct. 2/5 (advt.) Foreign returned young man, capable of organising important business, requires responsible post in an established firm.

1995 M. Kesavan Looking through Glass 24 He was remarkably pukka for someone who wasn't really foreign returned.

2020 Times of India (Nexis) 21 Mar. I am usually that ‘foreign returned’ guy whom friends can't wait to meet and cousins can't wait to get gifts from.

B. n.

A person who has returned to India after being trained or educated abroad; a foreign-returned person. Also: (with the and plural agreement) foreign-returned people as a class.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [noun] > return to one's own country > one who

returnee1870

repatriate1890

foreign-returned1917

repat1946

1917 Hindusthanee Student May 9/1 The country needs..trained men and women... Such a supply must come from amongst the foreign returned.

1954 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 295 81/1 A fine compliment bestowed on a foreign returned is, ‘He is just like he was before.’

1998 R. S. Newman in G. A. Oddie Relig. Trad. S. Asia x. 147 The lifestyles and opportunities of the urban Catholic and Hindu Brahmins, the English speakers, the foreign-returned, the wealthy and aggressive few.

2020 Bar & Bench (India) (Nexis) 28 Mar. The gathering had more than 200 guests, including four foreign-returned.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	foreign-returned
释义	foreign-returnedadj.n. Brit. /ˌfɒrᵻn rᵻˈtəːnd/, /ˌfɒrn̩ rᵻˈtəːnd/, U.S. /ˌfɔrən rəˈtərnd/, /ˌfɔrən riˈtərnd/, /ˌfɑrən rəˈtərnd/, /ˌfɑrən riˈtərnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foreign n.², returned adj. Etymology: < foreign n.² + returned adj., perhaps after an Indian language (compare Bengali bilet pherat (1921 in the title of a film) < bilet , bilāt foreign country, England (compare Blighty n.) + pherat returning). Indian English. A. adj. Designating a person who has returned to India after a period spent abroad, esp. after being trained or educated abroad. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [adjective] > to one's own country repatriated1848 foreign-returned1906 1906 Indian Rev. Jan. 41/1 Organising illustrated lectures by foreign-returned youths of India. 1939 Times of India 31 Oct. 2/5 (advt.) Foreign returned young man, capable of organising important business, requires responsible post in an established firm. 1995 M. Kesavan Looking through Glass 24 He was remarkably pukka for someone who wasn't really foreign returned. 2020 Times of India (Nexis) 21 Mar. I am usually that ‘foreign returned’ guy whom friends can't wait to meet and cousins can't wait to get gifts from. B. n. A person who has returned to India after being trained or educated abroad; a foreign-returned person. Also: (with the and plural agreement) foreign-returned people as a class. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [noun] > return to one's own country > one who returnee1870 repatriate1890 foreign-returned1917 repat1946 1917 Hindusthanee Student May 9/1 The country needs..trained men and women... Such a supply must come from amongst the foreign returned. 1954 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 295 81/1 A fine compliment bestowed on a foreign returned is, ‘He is just like he was before.’ 1998 R. S. Newman in G. A. Oddie Relig. Trad. S. Asia x. 147 The lifestyles and opportunities of the urban Catholic and Hindu Brahmins, the English speakers, the foreign-returned, the wealthy and aggressive few. 2020 Bar & Bench (India) (Nexis) 28 Mar. The gathering had more than 200 guests, including four foreign-returned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adj.n.1906
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