expatriation
/eks,pætri'eiʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of leaving one's native country to live elsewhere: "Expatriation" refers to the process of emigrating from one's homeland, often with the intention of settling in another country.
- The state of being expelled from one's native land: It can also mean the condition of being forced to leave one's country, often for political reasons.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- His expatriation was a difficult decision, but he sought better opportunities abroad.
- The political dissident faced expatriation as a punishment for his activism.
Advanced Usage
- "Voluntary expatriation": The act of willingly choosing to leave one's country to live in another.
- Her voluntary expatriation to France was driven by a love for the culture.
- "Forced expatriation": The act of being compelled to leave one's native land, often by a government.
- The regime's policy of forced expatriation created a large diaspora.
Variants and Related Words
- Expatriate (noun): A person who lives outside their native country.
- The city has a large community of American expatriates.
- Expatriate (verb): To withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native country.
- He chose to expatriate himself for a new life overseas.
Synonyms
- Emigration: The act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another.
- Deportation: The action of deporting a foreigner from a country.
- Exile: The state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.
Related Phrases
- "Tax expatriation": The formal process of renouncing citizenship, often for tax-related reasons.
- The new law led to an increase in cases of tax expatriation.
Related Idioms
- "To live in expatriation": To reside permanently in a foreign country.
- After the war, many artists chose to live in expatriation.
Noun
- migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
- the act of expelling a person from their native land
- men in exile dream of hope
- his deportation to a penal colony
- the expatriation of wealthy farmers
- the sentence was one of transportation for life