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expatriate

The correct spelling is expatriate.

How to pronounce expatriate

noun

IPA: /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.ɪt/

Say it like: Exp-atr-iat-e

The correct spelling is expatriate. One who lives outside their own country. For example: "an expatriate rebel force"

Usage Examples

an expatriate rebel force

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.One who lives outside their own country.

verb

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

adjective

  1. 1.Living outside of one's own country.

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