expatriation

Variant of expatriate

expatriate definition

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

transitive verb, intransitive verb expatriated -·at′ed, expatriating -·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

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