expatriate
/eks'pætriit - eks'pætrieit/
Definition
Noun:
- A person who lives outside their native country: An expatriate is someone who has chosen to reside in a foreign country, often for work, lifestyle, or personal reasons. This is a voluntary absence, distinct from forced exile.
Verb:
- To leave one's native country to live elsewhere: The act of moving abroad and establishing a new residence.
- To banish or exile someone from their native country: The formal act of forcing someone to leave their homeland, often for political reasons.
Usage Examples
Noun: The company sent several expatriates to manage its new office in Singapore. As an expatriate in Spain, she enjoyed the local culture but missed her family.
Verb (to live abroad): After graduation, he decided to expatriate to Canada for better job opportunities. They plan to expatriate themselves and retire in Italy.
Verb (to banish): The regime threatened to expatriate the dissident writers. The law allowed the government to expatriate citizens who committed treason.
Advanced Usage
- "To expatriate oneself": A formal or legal phrasing meaning to voluntarily renounce one's citizenship or leave one's country to live abroad.
Variants and Related Words
- Expatriation (n): The process or state of being an expatriate; the act of expatriating.
- Expat (n, informal): A common, shortened form of "expatriate."
Synonyms
- Noun (person living abroad): Emigrant, émigré, migrant, non-native resident.
- Verb (to banish): Exile, banish, deport, ostracize, eject.
Antonyms
- Noun: Native, citizen, local, patriot.
- Verb (to banish): Repatriate, welcome, admit.
Related Phrases
- "Expatriate community": A group of expatriates living in a particular foreign location.
- "Expatriate package": A set of benefits (like housing and travel allowances) offered to an employee working abroad.
Noun
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a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
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American expatriates
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Verb
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move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad
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expel from a country
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The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
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