expatriate

/eks'pætriit - eks'pætrieit/
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expatriate

An American expatriate enjoys a cup of coffee at a sidewalk café in Paris.

Definition

  1. 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.

  2. 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.
expatriate

An American expatriate enjoys a cup of coffee at a sidewalk café in Paris.

Noun
  1. a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
    • American expatriates
Verb
  1. move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad
  2. expel from a country
    • The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions

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