EXPATRIATES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Expatriate

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 18th century (as a verb): from medieval Latin expatriat- ‘gone out from one's country’, from the verb expatriare, from ex- ‘out’ + patria ‘native country’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɛksˈpatrɪət
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪksˈpatrɪət
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɛksˈpeɪtrɪət
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪksˈpeɪtrɪət
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a person who lives outside their native country

Short Definition:

person living outside native country

Examples:
  • American expatriates in London

Word: Expatriate

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɛksˈpatrɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪksˈpatrɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɛksˈpeɪtrɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪksˈpeɪtrɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

send (a person or money) abroad

Short Definition:

settle abroad

Examples:
  • we expatriated the prisoners of war immediately after the end of the war
  • people that have illegally expatriated funds
  • money found to have been expatriated to Singapore banks
  • the poet was then expatriated from France
  • candidates should be willing to expatriate

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