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| ex·pa·tri·ate [ eks páytree ət ] |
noun (plural ex·pa·tri·ates) |
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1. somebody who has moved abroad: a citizen who has left his or her own country to live in another, usually for a prolonged period
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2. somebody without citizenship: a citizen who has renounced his or her citizenship or whose citizenship has been revoked
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adjective |
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of expatriates: relating to people who live outside their own country
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verb (past and past participle ex·pa·tri·at·ed, present participle ex·pa·tri·at·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·pa·tri·ates) |
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1. intransitive verb settle abroad: to settle in another country
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2. transitive and intransitive verb take away somebody's citizenship: to deprive somebody of native citizenship, or renounce native citizenship voluntarily
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3. transitive verb exile somebody: to send somebody away from his or her own country as a punishment
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| [Mid-18th century. < Latin expatriat-, past participle of expatriare "leave your native land" < patria "native land" < pater "father"] |
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