ex-patriate

[v. eks-pey-tree-eyt or, especially Brit., -pa-tree-; adj., n. eks-pey-tree-it, -eyt or, especially Brit., -pa-tree-]

ex·pa·tri·ate

[v. eks-pey-tree-eyt or, especially Brit., -pa-tree-; adj., n. eks-pey-tree-it, -eyt or, especially Brit., -pa-tree-] verb, ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing, adjective, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to banish (a person) from his or her native country.
2.
to withdraw (oneself) from residence in one's native country.
3.
to withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one's country.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become an expatriate: He expatriated from his homeland.

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Ex-patriate is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
adjective
5.
expatriated; exiled.
noun
6.
an expatriated person: Many American writers were living as expatriates in Paris.

Origin:
1760–70; < Medieval Latin expatriātus (past participle of expatriāre to banish), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + patri(a) native land + -ātus -ate1

ex·pa·tri·a·tion, noun
self-ex·pa·tri·a·tion, noun
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