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Expatriate

/ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.ɪt/

One who lives outside their own country.

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📖 Definitions of "Expatriate"

noun

1
One who lives outside their own country.

verb

1
To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.
2
To withdraw from one’s native country.
3
To renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born and become a citizen of another country.

adjective

1
Living outside of one's own country.
"an expatriate rebel force"

🔄 Synonyms of "Expatriate"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
exilenoun	(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.
deportverb	(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.

↔️ Antonyms of "Expatriate"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
repatriateverb	A person who has returned to their country of origin or whose original citizenship has been restored.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Expatriate"

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Word	Definition
exilenoun	(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.
deportverb	(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
foreignnoun	Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
foreignernoun	A person from a foreign country.
abroadnoun	Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
offshorenoun	Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws or labor costs.
immigrantnoun	A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
emigrationnoun	The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
emigrantnoun	Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
alienationnoun	The state of being alienated.
overseasnoun	Abroad, especially across the sea.
inwardnoun	Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
guestnoun	A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
femalenoun	Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
nationalsnoun	Ellipsis of National Party.
oversea	(chiefly British) Alternative form of overseas. [Abroad, especially across the sea.]
aliennoun	A citizen or national of another sovereign state.
diasporanoun	(by extension) A similar dispersion.
fieldnoun	A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
externalnoun	Outside of something; on the exterior.