Noun: expatriate eks'pey-tree-ut [N. Amer], eks'pa-tree-ut [Brit]Verb: expatriate eks'pey-tree-ut [N. Amer], eks'pa-tree-ut [Brit]
- Expel from a country
"The poet was expatriated because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions";
- deport, exile
- Move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad
"Many artists expatriated to Paris in the 1920s"
- Of, or relating to people living outside their native country
"The expatriate community in Singapore is quite diverse";
- expat
Derived forms: expatriated, expatriates, expatriating
Type of: absentee, emigrate, expel, kick out [informal], throw out
Encyclopedia: Expatriate