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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

Those countries use their airports for much of their food imports and to fly in their largely expatriate workforces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Then there’s the lonely, disaffected expatriate bachelor on the hunt for a quiet, traditional wife.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

In Brazilian terms, it was like abandoning a glamorous expatriate life in Paris to come back to Chicago.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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