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expatriate - Dictionary definition and meaning for expatriate

EXPATRIATE

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  • (noun) a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

    "American expatriates"

    synonyms : exile , expat
  • (verb) move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad

  • (verb) expel from a country

    "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"

    synonyms : deport , exile

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Selected Mnemonic for expatriate

  • (Tag: Global) ex ~ out and patriate ~ patriotic; someone who is not patriotic towards his country should be EXPATRIATED (~ expelled)

    added by meetnish

Mnemonics for expatriate

  • (Tag: ) read EXPATRIATE as EX-PATRIOT, now no more a patriot, as the person withdrew from his native land and settled somewhere else.

    added by AADHI    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: Mythology) Expa(TREE)ate-Lord RAMA went to EXILE where he found only TREES(forest)..called exile

    added by nikhilsuhas    editEdit Mnemonic

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Origin

  • From Latin expatriat-, past participle stem of expatriare, literally “to leave your native land,” from patria “native land,” from pater “father.”] added by bimal03

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