expatriate

expatriate (eks-pay-tree-it), n. An expatriated person; esp., a person who lives permanently in a foreign country.

expatriate (eks-pay-tree-ayt), vb.

1. To withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one’s native country; to leave one’s home country to live elsewhere. [Cases: Citizens 13. C.J.S. Citizens §§ 14, 20.]

2. To banish or exile (a person). — expatriation, n.

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