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Definitions for expatriate
ɛksˈpeɪ triˌeɪt; esp. Brit. -ˈpæ tri-; -ɪt, -ˌeɪtex·pa·tri·ate
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Princeton's WordNet
exile, expatriate, expatverb
a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
"American expatriates"
expatriate, deport, exileverb
expel from a country
"The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
expatriateverb
move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad
Wiktionary
expatriatenoun
One who lives outside one's own country.
expatriatenoun
One who has been banished from one's own country.
expatriateverb
To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.
expatriateverb
To withdraw from one's native country.
expatriateverb
To renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born and become a citizen of another country.
expatriateadjective
Of, or relating to, people who are expatriates.
ChatGPT
expatriate
An expatriate, often shortened as expat, is a person who resides in a country other than their native one. This can be due to factors such as employment, retirement, or personal choice. Expatriates typically need to adapt to a different culture, language, and lifestyle when they move to the new country.
Webster Dictionary
Expatriateverb
to banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of
Expatriateverb
reflexively, as To expatriate one's self: To withdraw from one's native country; to renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born, and become a citizen of another country
Etymology: [LL. expatriatus, p. p. of expatriare; L. ex out + patria fatherland, native land, fr. pater father. See Patriot.]
Wikidata
Expatriate
An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing. The word comes from the Latin terms ex and patria.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Expatriate
eks-pā′tri-āt, v.t. to send out of one's native country: to banish, or exile.—n. Expatriā′tion, act of expatriating: exile, voluntary or compulsory. [Low L. expatriāre, -ātum—ex, out of, patria, fatherland.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of expatriate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of expatriate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of expatriate in a Sentence
We need a commander-in-chief who will speak the truth, and who will unleash the full force and fury of the American military to utterly destroy ISIS and its affiliates, we need to pass the Expatriate Terrorist Act, so that known ISIS terrorists cannot use U.S. passports to return to America and wage jihad. We need a President who is serious – who will identify the enemy by name and do everything necessary to defeat it.
Absolutely, I would definitely move, it’s not real to me that that would happen. I hope to God it won’t. It wouldn’t be a vacation. I’d be an expatriate.
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- مغترب, منفيArabic
- заточеник, емигрирам, изгнаник, изселвам се, заточавамBulgarian
- forvise, udvandrer, udvist, udvandreDanish
- AuswandererGerman
- εκπατρίζω, εξόριστος, εξορίζω, εκπατρισμένος, ομογενής, απόδημοςGreek
- eksterlandanoEsperanto
- expatriar, expatriado, expatriarseSpanish
- väljarännanu, pagulane, välja rändama, välja saatmaEstonian
- karkottaa, maanpakolainen, ekspatriaatti, maastamuuttaja, ajaa maanpakoonFinnish
- expatrié, expatriéeFrench
- száműzött, emigránsHungarian
- էմիգրանտArmenian
- espatriare, espatriatoItalian
- 非居住者, 捨てる, 去る, 国外追放者, 海外居住者の, 海外居住者, 流出, 国外追放, 亡命Japanese
- ემიგრანტიGeorgian
- иселенички, изгнаник, се иселува, иселеник, изгонува, прогнаник, се отселува, протеруваMacedonian
- banneling, buitenlander, verbannen, expatDutch
- emigrant, ekspatriant, wypędzać, wygnać, wygnaniecPolish
- migrar, expatriado, expatriarPortuguese
- эмигрантка, экспат, экспатриант, эмигрант, эмигрантский, эмигрировать, экспатриантка, изгнанникRussian
- emigrera, förvisa, bannlysa, emigrant, utvandrare, utvandra, landsflyktningSwedish
- బహిష్కృతTelugu
- gurbetçi, sürgünTurkish
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