expatriation

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ex•pa•tri•ate /ɛksˈpeɪtriɪt/USA pronunciation adj.

dwelling in a foreign land:The expatriate community, mostly British and Americans, was invited to the ambassador's residence.

n. [countable]

a person dwelling in a foreign country.

See -patr-.

ex•pa•tri•ate (v. eks pā′trē āt′ or, esp. Brit., -pa′trē-;adj., n. eks pā′trē it, -āt′ or, esp. Brit., -pa′trē-),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n.
v.t.

to banish (a person) from his or her native country.
to withdraw (oneself ) from residence in one's native country.
to withdraw (oneself ) from allegiance to one's country.

v.i.

to become an expatriate:He expatriated from his homeland.

adj.

expatriated;
exiled.

an expatriated person:Many American writers were living as expatriates in Paris.

Medieval Latin expatriātus (past participle of expatriāre to banish), equivalent. to ex- ex-¹ + patri(a) native land + -ātus -ate¹
1760–70

ex•pa′tri•a′tion, n.

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self-expatriation

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