American English pronunciation

How to pronounce expatriate

IPA transcription: [ɛks'peɪtɹi,eɪt]

Pronunciation variants: [ɛks'peɪtɹi,eɪt][ɛks'peɪtɹiət]

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Noun

  • a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

    “American expatriates”

Verb

  • expel from a country

    “The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions”

  • move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad

Usage examples

  • He is an Expatriate.
  • He is an Expatriate.
  • He was commissioned to portray Queensland expatriates and became a rival of Bertram Mackennal.
  • He is an Expatriate.
  • He was also an expatriate justice of the Supreme Court of Fiji.
  • It is popular with expatriates.
  • The Edu-care Centre is a preschool which caters to Swazi and expatriate children.
  • He is an Expatriate.
  • He is an Expatriate.
  • The novel serves to epitomize the post-war expatriate generation.