expat

[eks-peyt] Origin

ex·pat

[eks-peyt]
noun Informal.
an expatriate: a favorite hangout for expats.

Origin:
1960–65; by shortening
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expat (ˌɛksˈpæt)
 
n, —adj
informal short for expatriate

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expat
1962, shortening of expatriate (n.).
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expat
expatriate
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