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expatriate

noun verb

a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

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Word length
10
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
XP
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

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

    “American expatriates”

verb

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

verb

  1. expel from a country

    “The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions”

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American expatriates
The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions

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