Expatriate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of EXPATRIATE is banish, exile. How to use expatriate in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut expatriate verb SaveWord ex·​pa·​tri·​ate |\ek-ˈspā-trē-ˌāt \ expatriated;expatriating Definitionofexpatriate (Entry1of3) transitiveverb 1 :banish,exile 2 :towithdraw(oneself)fromresidenceinorallegiancetoone'snativecountry intransitiveverb :toleaveone'snativecountrytoliveelsewhere also :torenounceallegiancetoone'snativecountry expatriate adjective ex·​pa·​tri·​ate |\ek-ˈspā-trē-ət ,-trē-ˌāt \ Definitionofexpatriate (Entry2of3) :livinginaforeignland expatriate noun ex·​pa·​tri·​ate |\ek-ˈspā-trē-ət ,-trē-ˌāt \ Definitionofexpatriate (Entry3of3) :apersonwholivesinaforeigncountry HemingwayhimselfinTheSunAlsoRises,1926,hadgiventhepictureofthedislocatedlifeofyoungEnglishandAmericanexpatriatesinthebarsofParis,the"lostgeneration,"asGertrudeSteindefinedthem.—RobertPennWarren Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutexpatriate Synonymsforexpatriate Synonyms:Verb banish,deport,displace,exile,relegate,transportSynonyms:Noun deportee,émigré(alsoemigré),evacuee,exile,expat[chieflyBritish],refugee VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofexpatriateinaSentence Verb membersofthedeposeddictator'sonce-fearedpoliticalpartywereexpatriatedaswell RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb HernetworkofBlacktravelersboasts20,000memberswho'vevisitedregionsallovertheworld–19%ofthecommunityhavealsochosentoexpatriate. — KeturahKendrick,USATODAY,18Apr.2022 Thecityisnowatouristandexpatriatedestination. — PeterCanby,TheNewYorker,10Jan.2022 Maybesomeofthemwilltrytomove,expatriate,ordoaninversion. — TaxNotesStaff,Forbes,18May2021 Thebuildingstillhousedasmallbutinterestingcollectionofmaps,rarebooks,andhistoricalnewspapersfromTangier,aswellasacollectionofartbysomeofthecity’sfamousMoroccanandexpatriateartistresidents. — GrahamCornwell,SmithsonianMagazine,17May2021 Giftsmustbemadelongenoughinadvancethatthereisnoappearanceofaplantogiftandthenexpatriate,butarecentlawmighthavemadethismoreappealing. — JoCravenMcginty,WSJ,16Oct.2020 Qatarisrenewingeffortstomakerealestatemoreattractivetoexpatriateresidents,foreigninvestorsandrealestatefunds. — SimoneFoxman,Bloomberg.com,6Oct.2020 Theprotectionofstudents’abilitytoexpressthemselvesfreelyshouldextendtoexpatriatecommunities. — H.R.Mcmaster,NationalReview,22Sep.2020 Turkeyhasalreadyexpatriatedsome7,600suspectedfightersoverthepastseveralyears,officialsinAnkarasay. — TheEconomist,28Nov.2019 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective Laterthatyear,BarneshimselfboughtmoreCézannesinParis,accompaniedbytheexpatriateAmericanmodernistAlfredMaurer,expandinghisholdingsoftheartist’spreferredmotifs. — KarenWilkin,WSJ,25Feb.2022 HaitiisoneofaboutadozencountrieswhereChristianAidMinistrieshasexpatriatestaffonthegroundyearroundwithlocalpartners,saidDr.Nolt. — KrisMaher,WSJ,19Oct.2021 TheinaccuraciesaresharedbackthroughYouTubevideosormessagingappswithSpanishspeakersinexpatriatecommunitieslikethoseinMiamiandHouston. — AmandaSeitzAndWillWeissert,orlandosentinel.com,29Nov.2021 HisfriendJeanAndréRouquet,anexpatriateSwissminiaturist,helpedtoestablishHogarth’sreputationinEuropebypublishingaFrench-languagemonographofhisengravings. — TobiasGrey,WSJ,22Oct.2021 Bytheendof2015,allbutoneoftheexpatriateworkersontheshiphadevacuated. — TheNewYorker,4Oct.2021 Dubaihasalwaysembracedexpatriateworkersfromaroundtheworld. — EllenParis,Forbes,20Sep.2021 Thefollowingmonth,expatriateKoreansespousingvariedbutmostlyliberal-democraticviewsformedaprovisionalgovernmentinShanghai,asiftoreadyKoreaforindependence. — E.TammyKim,TheNewYorkReviewofBooks,17Dec.2020 KidmanisanexecutiveproducerontheseriesthroughherBlossomFilmsproductioncompanyandalsostarsintheshow,whichisadaptedfromaJaniceY.K.Leenovelabouttheprivilegedlivesofagroupofexpatriatewomen. — PatrickFrater,Variety,6Sep.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun ThecountriestherearealsohometoalargeIndianexpatriatecommunity. — ManaviKapur,Quartz,6June2022 Twogigaprojectsrecentlymerged,threehavelosttheirexpatriatechiefexecutivesandallhaveturnedoverseniormanagement. — RoryJones,WSJ,31May2022 ChaoyangishometooneofBeijing’skeycentralbusinessdistricts,mostforeignembassiesandalotofitsexpatriatecommunity. — BloombergNews,BostonGlobe.com,29May2022 TheParisfilm,directedbyMichkaSaäl,featuresexpatriateandFrenchmusiciansFordhadgatheredforasimilarphoto. — BillBeuttler,BostonGlobe.com,12May2022 TheTimeslastyearpublishedasortofdiaryinwhichGeoffreyWoo,onesuchexpatriate,wroteabouthisrelocationtoMiamitofleethecrimeandpandemiclockdownofSanFrancisco. — LosAngelesTimes,23Mar.2022 TheSpanish-languagedepartmentoftheBBCwasthenatitsapogee,populatedbyluminariesfromtheexpatriatecommunityofIberianwritersandpoets. — TheNewYorker,16May2022 AndFrancedoesn’thavepreexistingUkrainianexpatriatenetworkstotheextentthatcanbefoundelsewhereinEurope. — RickNoackAndSandraMehl,AnchorageDailyNews,13May2022 ThenationsoftheworldshouldsupportbothUkrainianandRussianscientistswhoarealreadywithintheirbordersbyextendingvisaswherenecessaryandofferingfinancialsupportforexpatriatescientistscutofffromtheirhomeinstitutions. — DonLincoln,CNN,12Apr.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'expatriate.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofexpatriate Verb 1768,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1Adjective 1812,inthemeaningdefinedaboveNoun 1818,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforexpatriate Verb MedievalLatinexpatriatus,pastparticipleofexpatriaretoleaveone'sowncountry,fromLatinex-+patrianativecountry,fromfeminineofpatriusofafather,frompatr-,paterfather—moreatfather LearnMoreAboutexpatriate Shareexpatriate PosttheDefinitionofexpatriatetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofexpatriateonTwitter TimeTravelerforexpatriate Thefirstknownuseofexpatriatewas in1768 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear ListentoOurPodcastAboutexpatriate ThememusicbyJoshuaStamper©2006NewJerusalemMusic/ASCAP GetWordoftheDaydeliveredtoyourinbox! SignUp DictionaryEntriesNearexpatriate expatiate expatriate expatriation SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforexpatriate Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Expatriate.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expatriate.Accessed25Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforexpatriate expatriate verb ex·​pa·​tri·​ate |\ek-ˈspā-trē-ˌāt \ expatriated;expatriating Legal Definitionofexpatriate transitiveverb :tovoluntarilywithdraw(oneself)fromallegiancetoone'snativecountry intransitiveverb :torenounceallegiancetoone'scountryandabandonone'snationalityvoluntarily OtherWordsfromexpatriate expatriate \ -​trē-​ət \ noun expatriation \ ek-​ˌspā-​trē-​ˈā-​shən \ noun MorefromMerriam-Websteronexpatriate Nglish:TranslationofexpatriateforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofexpatriateforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY noisome SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary OddHabitsandQuirks Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesaneasilyirritatedperson? tetchy gregarious superficial flashy Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. 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