EXPATRIATE


Meaning of EXPATRIATE in English

■ noun ɪks'patrɪət , -'peɪtrɪət , ɛks- a person who lives outside their native country.

■ adjective living outside one's native country.

■ verb ɪks'patrɪeɪt , -'peɪtrɪeɪt , ɛks- settle abroad.

Derivatives

expatriation noun

Origin

C18 (as v.): from med. L. expatriat- , expatriare , from L. ex- 'out' + patria 'native country'.

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