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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These attacks, plus a long list of murders of expatriates in Europe, happened when the oft-described “pragmatist,” Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani still dominated Tehran and controlled the Intelligence Ministry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Furthermore, many specialized engineers and welders have left as Western contractors evacuated expatriates from the conflict zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
The building is in Himbi, a residential neighbourhood of Goma on the shores of Lake Kivu where many expatriates, staff members and headquarters of humanitarian organisations are based.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
Witnesses say the drones hit Lake Kivu and a two-storey residential building frequently occupied by expatriates and aid workers in the rebel-held city early on Wednesday morning.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 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
