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expatriate

[eks-pey-tree-eyt, -pa-tree-, eks-pey-tree-it, -eyt, -pa-tree-] / ɛksˈpeɪ triˌeɪt, -ˈpæ tri-, ɛksˈpeɪ tri ɪt, -ˌeɪt, -ˈpæ tri- /
NOUN
person who lives outside their country
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NOUN
person forced out of their country
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Two expatriate workers were moderately hurt and four vehicles were damaged in the strike on Bukha, the Oman News Agency said.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Petrović had become the latest victim of a concerning trend for foreign travellers and expatriate workers in West Africa's Sahel region.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Duccio Lopresto, an Italian expatriate who works at the Dubai office of U.S.-headquartered Sotheby’s, said the strikes came as a shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Never before has a television series garnered so much excitement, attention and concern among California’s expatriate Vietnamese community, the world’s largest, as “The Sympathizer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

As a former trading colony, South Africa has always had a large expatriate community.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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