Expatriate definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Expatriate definition: An expatriate is someone who is living in a country which is not their own. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'expatriate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× expatriate (ekspætriət ,-peɪt- ) Wordforms:pluralexpatriates countablenoun Anexpatriateissomeonewhoislivinginacountrywhichisnottheirown. ...BritishexpatriatesinSpain. Synonyms:exile,refugee,emigrant,émigré MoreSynonymsofexpatriate Expatriateisalsoanadjective. TheFrenchmilitaryispreparingtoevacuatewomenandchildrenofexpatriatefamilies. MoreSynonymsofexpatriate COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'expatriate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'expatriate' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Liverpool' HindiTranslationof'expatriate' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency expatriateinBritishEnglish adjective(ɛksˈpætrɪɪt ,-ˌeɪt )1. residentinaforeigncountry 2. exiledorbanishedfromone'snativecountry anexpatriateAmerican noun(ɛksˈpætrɪɪt ,-ˌeɪt )3. apersonwholivesinaforeigncountry 4. anexile;expatriateperson verb(ɛksˈpætrɪˌeɪt )(transitive)5. toexile(oneself)fromone'snativecountryorcause(another)togointoexile 6. todeprive(oneselforanother)ofcitizenship CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsexpatriation(exˌpatriˈation)noun WordoriginC18:fromMedievalLatinexpatriāre,fromLatinex-1+patrianativeland WordFrequency expatriateinAmericanEnglish (ɛksˈpeɪtriˌeɪt ;foradj.&n.,usually,ɛksˈpeɪtriɪt ) verbtransitive,verbintransitiveWordforms:exˈpatriˌatedorexˈpatriˌating1.  todrive(aperson)fromhisorhernativeland;exile 2.  towithdraw(oneself)fromone'snativelandorfromallegiancetoit adjective3.  thathasbecomeanexpatriate;expatriated noun4.  anexpatriatedperson SIMILARWORDS: ˈbanish Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsexpatriation(exˌpatriˈation) noun Wordorigin