expatriate (n.)

  1. a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; American expatriates

    [ Syn: exile , expat ]

    expatriate (v.)

  1. expel from a country; The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the governments actions

    [ Syn: deport , exile ]

  2. move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad

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