expatriate
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ex·pa·tri·ate
(ĕk-spā′trē-āt′)v. ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing, ex·pa·tri·ates
v.tr.
1. To send into exile: They were expatriated because of their political beliefs.
2. To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land.
v.intr.
1. To give up residence in one's homeland.
2. To renounce allegiance to one's homeland.
n. (-ĭt, -āt′)
1. One who has taken up residence in a foreign country.
2. One who has renounced one's native land.
adj. (-ĭt, -āt′)
Residing in a foreign country; expatriated: "She delighted in the bohemian freedom enjoyed by the expatriate artists, writers, and performers living in Rome" (Janet H. Murray).
[Medieval Latin expatriāre, expatriāt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin patria, native land (from patrius, paternal, from pater, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots).]
ex·pa′tri·a′tion n.
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expatriate
adj
1. (Sociology) resident in a foreign country
2. (Sociology) exiled or banished from one's native country: an expatriate American.
n
3. (Sociology) a person who lives in a foreign country
4. (Sociology) an exile; expatriate person
vb (tr)
5. (Sociology) to exile (oneself) from one's native country or cause (another) to go into exile
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to deprive (oneself or another) of citizenship
[C18: from Medieval Latin expatriāre, from Latin ex-1 + patria native land]
exˌpatriˈation n
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ex•pa•tri•ate
(v. ɛksˈpeɪ triˌeɪt; esp. Brit. -ˈpæ tri-; adj., n. -ɪt, -ˌeɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
adj., n. v.t.
1. to banish; exile.
2. to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native country.
v.i. 3. to become an expatriate.
adj. 4. dwelling in a foreign land; exiled.
n. 5. an expatriated person.
ex•pa`tri•a′tion, n.
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expatriate
Past participle: expatriated
Gerund: expatriating
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Noun | 1. | ![]() absentee - one that is absent or not in residence refugee - an exile who flees for safety remittance man - an exile living on money sent from home |
Verb | 1. | expatriate - expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" repatriate - admit back into the country |
2. | expatriate - move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad emigrate - leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period" |
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expatriate
adjective
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verbnoun
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Translations
مَنْفي، مُبْعَد
emigrantudvandrer
pagulanevälja rändamavälja saatmaväljarännanu
ekspatriaattimaanpakolainenmaastamuuttaja
emigránskülföldön élõ
亡命去る国外追放国外追放者捨てる
ekspatriantas
ekspatrianta-, emigranta-ekspatriants, emigrants
vyhnanecvyhnanecký
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expatriate
n → im Ausland Lebende(r) mf; British expatriates → im Ausland lebende Briten; the expatriates in Abu Dhabi → die Ausländer in Abu Dhabi; I’m an expatriate too → ich bin hier auch im Exil (hum)
adj person, family → im Ausland lebend; expatriate workers → ausländische Arbeitskräfte; expatriate community → Ausländergemeinde f
vt person → ausbürgern, expatriieren (geh)
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expatriate
(eksˈpeitriət) , (eksˈpatriət) noun, adjective (a person) living outside his own country.
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