(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from expatrier to expatriate (from Medieval Latin expatriare to leave one's native country) + -ation
: the act or action of expatriating: as
a. : residence in a foreign country
had recently come back from Paris after long years of expatriation … for an operation — Louis Auchincloss
b. : renunciation of allegiance to one's native country
the passage of his bill acknowledging the right of expatriation — C.G.Bowers