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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

Evidence is mounting that the draw of expatriate life extends beyond the cost of living.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Co-owner Ranjit Mathrani says generals, civil servants and businesspeople who had links with India first came here, along with expatriate Indians.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The club had been largely an expatriate German club that also had Jewish members.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 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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