expatriate


Pronunciation key

( eks-pātri-āt′ )
( eks-pātri-it )
( ek-spātrē-āt )

ex•pa•tri•ate

adj. & n. [v.t. & v.i. EXPATRIATED (-id), EXPATRIATING]

[Med. L. expatriare, expatriat < L. < ex, out of + patria native homeland, fatherland, pater father].

  1. To expel a person from his native land. To exile.
  2. To remove one's self from their native homeland.
  3. To renounce allegiance to one's homeland.
  4. An individual who has taken up residence in a foreign nation.
  5. Residence in a foreign land; expatriated.

Expatriated adj. An expatriated person. n.

Syn. banish.

See Citizenship (Expatriation); Naturalization (Denaturalization).

References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • The World Book Encyclopedia ©1981
  • The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition ©1985
  • Further Reading

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