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ex·pat
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/
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peyt
]
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noun
Informal
.
an expatriate:
a favorite hangout for expats.
Origin:
1960–65;
by shortening
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World English Dictionary
expat
(ˌɛksˈpæt)
—
n
, —
adj
informal
short for
expatriate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
expat
1962, shortening of
expatriate
(n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
expat
expatriate
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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