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expatriate

n.
C1 Advanced US //ɛkˈspeɪtɹiˌeɪt// ex·pa·tri·ate

n. a person who lives in a different country from the one they were born in. You use this word when someone moves to another country for work, study, or a new life.

n. a person who resides in a country other than the one of their birth or citizenship. Often used in formal or professional contexts to distinguish from a migrant or a refugee.


SIMPLE

The expatriate moved to London for a new job.

CONTEXTUAL

Many expatriates find it difficult to adjust to the local culture and climate when they first arrive in a foreign city.

COMPLEX

The government provides various support services to expatriates, including language classes and legal assistance, to help them integrate into the local community more effectively.

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Origin

The verb is first attested in 1787, the adjective and noun in 1812; borrowed from Medieval Latin expatriātus, perfect passive participle of expatriō (“to banish”) (see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3)), from Latin ex- (“out of”) + patria (“native land”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); possibly after French expatrier and expatrié.

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