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Migration and Home Affairs

Definition(s)

Process of modifying some or all of one’s beliefs and / or attitudes so as to suit new conditions of life.

Source(s)

UNHCR International Thesaurus of Refugee Terminology

Translations

  • BG: приспособяване
  • CS: adaptace
  • DE: Anpassung / Adaptation
  • EL: προσαρμογή
  • EN: adaptation
  • ES: adaptación
  • ET: kohanemine
  • FI: sopeutuminen
  • FR: adaptation
  • GA: oiriúnú
  • HR: prilagodba
  • HU: adaptáció / alkalmazkodás
  • IT: adattamento
  • LT: adaptacija
  • LV: pielāgošanās
  • MT: Addattament
  • NL: aanpassing
  • PL: adaptacja
  • PT: adaptação
  • RO: adaptare
  • SK: prispôsobenie / adaptácia
  • SL: prilagajanje
  • SV: anpassning
  • NO: tilpasning (b); tilpassing (n)
  • KA: ადაპტაცია
  • UK: адаптація
  • HY: ադապտացիա (հարմարվողականություն)

Narrower Term(s)

  • economic adaptation
  • linguistic adaptation
  • occupational adaptation
  • school adaptation

Related Term(s)