expatriate
English
Etymology
From French expatrier, from ex- (“out of”) + patrie (“native land”).
Pronunciation
- Adjective and noun: IPA(key): /ɛksˈpætɹɪɪt/, /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.ɪt/
Audio (UK): (file)
- Verb: IPA(key): /ɛksˈpætɹɪˌeɪt/, /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹiˌeɪt/
Audio (UK): (file)
- Hyphenation: ex‧pa‧tri‧ate
Adjective
expatriate (not comparable)
- Living outside of one's own country.
Translations
living outside of one's own country
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Noun
expatriate (plural expatriates)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
person living outside own country
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person banished from their own country
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See also
Verb
expatriate (third-person singular simple present expatriates, present participle expatriating, simple past and past participle expatriated)
- (transitive) To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.
- (intransitive) To withdraw from one’s native country.
- (intransitive) To renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born and become a citizen of another country.
Related terms
Translations
banish
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withdraw from one’s country
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renounce citizenship and become a citizen of another country
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