expatriation
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Voluntary departure from the nation of one's birth for permanent or prolonged residence in another nation.
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Voluntarily leaving the nation of one's birth for permanent or prolonged residence in another country.
Example Sentences
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In 1921 he joined the wave of expatriation and moved to France.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
These expatriation figures don’t reflect migration but merely show the number of Americans living abroad who have effectively decided to give up any plan to move back to the U.S.A.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 18, 2025
That’s where the expatriation fantasy kicks in in earnest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2024
District Court in Brooklyn, New York, is the latest case by the Justice Department targeting China's apparent expatriation campaign, known as "Operation Fox Hunt."
From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2022
This expatriation the Assembly would not brook and the Reichstag was prorogued.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.
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