EXPATRIATE | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of expatriate in English expatriatenoun [ C ] uk /ekˈspæt.ri.ət/ us /ekˈspeɪ.tri.ət/ (also informal expat, uk/ekˈspæt/ us/ekˈspæt/) Add to word list Add to word list someone who does not live in their own country: A large community of expatriates has settled there. Compare exile noun

• Fernando had many stories both of his years in Chile and of his experiences in California as an expatriate.
• There are many multinational companies and expatriates working in the region.
• Art Deco is associated in particular with two expatriates living in Paris: Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka.
• The Beach Club is a favorite haunt for the city's resident expatriates and élite.

Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation

• abroad
• All-Ireland
• at home
• birthright citizenship
• body politic
• BRICS
• citizen
• countrywoman
• extraterritorial
• internal
• internally
• internation
• internationalization
• internationalize
• internationally
• nation state
• nationwide
• overseas
• rogue state
• transboundary

See more results » expatriateadjective uk /ekˈspæt.ri.ət/ us /ekˈspeɪ.tri.ət/ living in a country that is not your own country, or relating to people that do this: an expatriate Scot expatriate communities

• A number of expatriate aid workers remain in the region.
• There was talk of mass evacuation among the city's expatriate population.
• Expatriate Americans are entitled to vote in the election.
• He became an expatriate sculptor in Rome.
• The economy is sustained purely by the expatriate money coming in.

Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation

• abroad
• All-Ireland
• at home
• birthright citizenship
• body politic
• BRICS
• citizen
• countrywoman
• extraterritorial
• internal
• internally
• internation
• internationalization
• internationalize
• internationally
• nation state
• nationwide
• overseas
• rogue state
• transboundary

See more results » expatriateverb [ I or T ]   formal uk /ekˈspæt.ri.eɪt/ us /ekˈspeɪ.tri.eɪt/ to move from your own country, or to cause someone to move from their own country: The new leaders expatriated the ruling family. We lived in a residential compound designed for expatriated Dutch workers and their families.expatriate to He expatriated to St. Kitts, a tranquil Caribbean island country. to send money out of a country to another country: The government is offering a haven for businessmen from overseas who need to expatriate their money.

• Disillusioned by the United States, Wright had expatriated to Paris with his wife and daughter.
• He was born in Trinidad, educated at Oxford and then expatriated to England.
• A major component of the Irish gross domestic product was multinationals' profits, which were largely expatriated to other countries.
• The host country may decree that no fund may be expatriated until the decree is lifted.

Punishing someone by sending them somewhere else

• banish
• banishment
• deport
• deport someone to somewhere
• deportable
• deportee
• exile
• exiled
• expel
• expulsion
• expulsion of someone
• extraordinary rendition
• internal exile
• rid
• rusticate
• send
• send someone down phrasal verb
• send something off phrasal verb
• shun
• voluntary departure

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Earning money (Definition of expatriate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

expatriate | American Dictionary

expatriatenoun [ C ] us /ekˈspeɪ·tri·ət/ Add to word list Add to word list someone who does not live in his or her own country (Definition of expatriate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

expatriate | Business English

expatriatenoun [ C ] uk /ɪkˈspætriət/ us /ɪkˈspeɪtriət/ (abbreviation expat, uk /ˌekˈspat/) Add to word list Add to word list someone who does not live in their own country: A large community of expatriates has settled there. expatriateadjective [ before noun ] uk /ɪkˈspætriət/ us /ɪkˈspeɪtriət/ (abbreviation expat) relating to people who do not live in their own country: The company has eight expatriate staff working around the world. an expatriate community/resident/worker (Definition of expatriate from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of expatriate

expatriate The expatriates were naturally an important source of economic and political support. From the Cambridge English Corpus Fashion was a key determinant of consumer appeal for expatriates, ever anxious to underline their continued links to the metropole. From the Cambridge English Corpus British retired expatriates are more heterogeneous than is commonly believed. From the Cambridge English Corpus To them, the considerations of the expatriates would become relevant only after their heads of state had reached regional agreements. From the Cambridge English Corpus Screening for schistosomiasis, filariasis, and strongyloidiasis among expatriates returning from the tropics. From the Cambridge English Corpus Moreover, when the prices of rubber were high, expatriates were often more anxious to purchase rubber and move it through the export chain than to verify its content and purity. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, it was normal for the states to invite knowledgeable foreigners (black or white - expatriates in present-day language) to stay in the capitals as advisers. From the Cambridge English Corpus I strongly opposed the extension of the vote to expatriates, some of whom left this country up to 20 years ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say again that, after careful consideration, we are sure that the expatriates' anxieties are groundless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The proportion of expatriates is falling quite rapidly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Theoretically it was because they were not genuine expatriates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The amount of pensions for the expatriates is £140,000 and for the non-expatriates £520,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he contend that a farmer who is farming two farms ought to be expatriated from one of them? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A great deal of money was sent back by expatriates working elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of those organisations have expatriates in their membership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of expatriate These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of expatriate? What is the pronunciation of expat?

Translations of expatriate

in Chinese (Traditional) （旅居國外的）僑民, （強行或依法）把…逐出本國，使移居國外… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （旅居国外的）侨民, （强行或依法）把…逐出本国，使移居国外… See more in Spanish expatriado, expatriada, expatriar… See more in Portuguese expatriado, expatriada… See more in Turkish in French in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian ülkesinin dışında yaşayan kişi, sürgün… See more expatrié/-ée… See more wie buiten het vaderland woont… See more emigrant(ský), vyhnanec(ký), vystěhovalec(ký)… See more emigrant, udvandrer… See more perantau, orang asing… See more คนที่อาศัยอยู่ต่างประเทศ, เกี่ยวกับคนที่อาศัยอยู่ต่างประเทศ… See more kiều dân… See more ekspatriant, wygnaniec… See more person som bor utomlands, utvandrad, utlands-… See more perantau… See more der/die Ausgebürgerte… See more landsforvist, utvandret, flyktning… See more експатріант… See more Need a translator?

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