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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, -at⋅ed, -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. |
–adjective
| 5. | expatriated; exiled. |
–noun
| 6. | an expatriated person: Many American writers were living as expatriates in Paris. |
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ex·pa·tri·ate (ěk-spā'trē-āt') v. ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing, ex·pa·tri·ates v. tr.
Residing in a foreign country; expatriated: "She delighted in the bohemian freedom enjoyed by the expatriate artists, writers, and performers living in Rome" (Janet H. Murray). [Medieval Latin expatriāre, expatriāt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin patria, native land (from patrius, paternal, from pater, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots).] ex·pa'tri·a'tion n. |
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Expatriation
Ex*pa`tri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expatriation.] The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance. Expatriation was a heavy ransom to pay for the rights of their minds and souls. --Palfrey.
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expatriation [(eks-pay-tree-ay-shuhn)]
Voluntary departure from the nation of one's birth for permanent or prolonged residence in another nation.
expatriation [(eks-pay-tree-ay-shuhn)]
Voluntarily leaving the nation of one's birth for permanent or prolonged residence in another country.
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