expatriate
verb (used with object)
to banish (a person) from their native country.
expatriates
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pluralof expatriate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof expatriate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
expatriateverb (used with object)to banish (a person) from their native country.
Example Sentences
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Implicit in all this is protection for the several million American citizens who live in Mexico, the largest community of U.S. expatriates, who have thus far mostly been spared cartel violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Once expatriates were included, their voice would aid democracy, he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Since 2008, the U.S. has required expatriates with assets above $2 million pay a steep “exit tax” on the appreciation of all their property.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
Several hours later, she was one of hundreds of Venezuelan expatriates and Venezuelan Americans who gathered in the Miami suburb of Doral - the hub of South Florida's Venezuelan community - to celebrate.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
The author Julian Mayfield seemed to be the leader of Ghana’s little colony of Afro-American expatriates.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
