Expatriate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛksˈpætɹi.ɪt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Expatriate is an adjective meaning Living outside of one's own country.
Meaning
Living outside of one's own country.
More Meanings
- One who lives outside one's own country, especially temporarily for a profession or education.
- One who has been banished from one's own country.
- (transitive) To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.
- (intransitive) To withdraw from one’s native country.
- (intransitive) To renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born and become a citizen of another country.
Example Sentences
an expatriate rebel force
Word Forms
- expatriates
- expatriating
- expatriated
Synonyms for expatriate
Depending on context, synonyms include outland, emigrant, immigrant, outlander, exile, deport.
Antonyms for expatriate
Common opposites include repatriate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exile, deport, foreign, foreigner, abroad, offshore.
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