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expatriate Definition

ex·pa·tri·ate (eks pā′trē āt′; for adj. & n., usually, -it)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

  1. to drive (a person) from his or her native land; exile
  2. to withdraw (oneself) from one's native land or from allegiance to it

Etymology: < pp. of ML expatriare, to leave the homeland < L ex, out of + patria, fatherland < pater, father

adjective

that has become an expatriate; expatriated

noun

an expatriated person

expatriate Related Forms

ex·pa′·tria′·tion noun

expatriate Synonyms

expatriate

n.

exile, émigré, outcast; see emigrant, refugee.

expatriate Synonyms

expatriate

v.

exile, ostracize, deport; see banish 1. See syn. study at banish.

expatriate Usage Examples

Object

insurance: Whether illinois medical insurance or not damage because there and expatriate medical insurance it would.

Converse of object

  • help: Part of the huge HBOS group and still keen to help the expatriate.
  • return: Re-entering the ' home ' culture 60 % of returned expatriates report that they had predominantly negative feelings about returning to their own country.
  • include: The project employed 2,500 people, including 300 expatriates and 2,200 locals.
  • evacuate: EUROPEAN and Arab nations and the United States moved overnight to evacuate expatriates and tourists from.. .
  • base: This week, SARS has caused many expatriates based in the Far East to leave the area.
  • have: Our organization currently has 11 expatriates and around 40 local staff.

Adjective modifier

  • Iraqi: He added that many Iraqi expatriates would likely return home to help.
  • British: However, a British expatriate can bring a claim for unfair dismissal in a few exceptional cases.
  • American: While in France he became friendly with American expatriates such as Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway and Ezra Pound.
  • English: The next day I breakfast with an English expatriate.
  • other: There will always be other expatriates with plenty to say in the local bar or at the 19th hole on the golf course.
  • fellow: Rose moved to England in the mid 1970s, performing occasionally in clubs around London, sometimes with his fellow expatriate Tim Hardin.

Modifies a noun

  • relocation: Helping them understand their role in the expatriate relocation.
  • Scot: The company had to ask certain wealthy, expatriate Scots for help to get back to Scotland.
  • assignment: We were living in Leeds for 2 years while my wife was on an expatriate assignment with General Electric.
  • employe: All you need to qualify is a minimum of three expatriate employees.
  • worker: The Western expatriate worker has now become a common feature in many Middle Eastern countries.
  • manager: An expatriate manager has to be paid wages that are about equal to the home salary.

Modifying Another Word

inward: We have written to employers we think may have inward expatriate employees.