expatriate
expatriate Lexical Profile
expatriate Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person who lives outside their native country, either temporarily or permanently.
"The neighborhood is popular with American and British expatriates working in the finance sector."
• adjective
Living in a country other than one's native land, or relating to people who reside abroad.
"She joined an expatriate writers' group shortly after moving to Paris."
• verb
To settle oneself abroad or withdraw from one's native country or allegiance.
"Many artists chose to expatriate to Europe during the 1920s."
To banish or send a person into exile from their native country.
"The regime sought to expatriate political dissidents who opposed the new constitution."
Word Nuance & Usage
Often misspelled and mispronounced as 'ex-patriot' due to confusion with the word 'patriot', even though 'expatriate' derives from Latin 'patria' (native land) rather than referring to a lack of patriotism. The noun and adjective end with a short vowel sound (-it), whereas the verb ends with a long vowel sound (-ayt).
• Rhymes for expatriate
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin 'expatriatus', past participle of 'expatriare' ('to leave one's own country'), formed from 'ex-' ('out of') and 'patria' ('native land', from 'pater' meaning 'father').