Definition

1. 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

1. migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
2. 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