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Definition of expatriate in English: expatriatenoun ɪksˈpeɪtrɪətɛksˈpeɪtrɪətɪksˈpatrɪətɛksˈpatrɪətˌɛksˈpeɪtriət 1A person who lives outside their native country. American expatriates in London Example sentencesExamples - It is also ironic that the articulation of national characteristics is an enterprise dominated by immigrants and expatriates.
- The report points out there are at least 1.5 million skilled expatriates from developing countries employed in western Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan.
- Will refugees or expatriates, who may be well educated and have experience and skills, choose to return to East Timor?
- His brief was to ‘create investment opportunities’ for expatriates in the fledgling economy.
- It is based on misinformation from foreign-funded expatriates.
- I'd also want to know if he's ever considered becoming an expatriate.
- An American expatriate now living in Barcelona, Spain, she and her husband teach English and French.
- The lines of men and women outside polling stations were expatriates casting early votes for a new government.
- The truth is that an American expatriate has a foreign income exclusion.
- The Island sounded a similar call, noting that Sri Lankan expatriates had telephoned the newspaper requesting that it promote national unity.
- The tax plan was primarily aimed at French expatriates who dominate the state administration and enjoy a far higher standard of living than most of the indigenous population.
- They may be employed in retail stores, cafes or holiday resorts, serving the needs of tourists, or as housekeepers in the homes of expatriates, but they return each day to a dismal shanty area.
- British expatriates monopolized the upper echelons of the civil service until the late 1980s.
- The Minister of Immigration is looking at how to encourage more migration back by expatriates, and he will be looking for input and ideas from employers.
- Government policy is designed to improve and promote opportunities in New Zealand, and it looks to attract highly skilled and talented people, including expatriates.
- A community of foreign expatriates who have taken Vincentian citizenship live in the southeast section of the main island.
- The majority of these so-called expatriates have come to the Gulf from desperately poor neighbouring regions of Asia and Africa.
- In Manila and Jakarta, the situation was somewhat better with tourists and foreign expatriates apparently not disturbed by the horrific events in Bali.
- The school follows the U.K. National Curriculum of teaching and all teachers are native English speaking expatriates, recruited predominantly from the U.K.
- Some 305,000 expatriates (around 12 percent of the electorate) were eligible to vote.
Synonyms newcomer, settler, incomer, new arrival, migrant, emigrant - 1.1archaic An exile.
Synonyms emigrant, non-native, émigré, migrant, economic migrant, guest worker displaced person, refugee, exile German Gastarbeiter informal expat, DP
adjective ɛksˈpeɪtrɪətɪksˈpeɪtrɪətɛksˈpatrɪətɪksˈpatrɪətˌɛksˈpeɪtriət 1Denoting or relating to a person living outside their native country. Example sentencesExamples - This became a major issue as the population of expatriate children fluctuated; little English was spoken outside of group activities.
- Malaria-related health insurance costs for expatriate workers and their families provide a powerful disincentive for manufacturing activities.
- This court normally comprises expatriate judges, currently including representatives from Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
- A great deal is expected of expatriate workers, but many organisations underestimate the nature and severity of the difficulties faced by workers when they go abroad.
- He is an expatriate rebel leader from the Spanish Civil War living in France.
- A multinational firm gives cash to immigration officials so they will promptly grant legitimate visa requests for their expatriate employees.
- The journal started its existence in 1930 by soliciting the opinions of expatriate writers about Proust's art and its possible influence.
- Most avant-garde works, if they sell at all, go to expatriate business-people and diplomats - and now to Western art dealers and museum curators on buying trips.
- Do expatriate writers and artists create cultural continuums that have more to do with a sense of regional internationalism than the binary of motherland and exile?
- The European Union was more frank, when it withdrew its expatriate staff last week because of what it described as the ‘general tension and uncertainty’ in the country.
- During the negotiation stages, project developers who are mostly expatriate men are usually reluctant to work outside frameworks that are considered customary.
- Women are very happy to work extremely hard on a project when an outsider such as an expatriate advisor or consultant, takes responsibility but will not take the initiative to begin a process.
- It was a golden opportunity for him to see the living conditions of expatriate labourers who live in the camps, braving the scorching heat and adverse conditions.
- Just under 100 expatriate workers are still trapped on the four rigs.
- A large part of the business remains the broadcasting of sport to expatriate communities.
- The information is used to assist multinational companies in determining compensation allowances for their expatriate workers.
- Fiji's Court of Appeal - comprised of expatriate judges - ordered the restoration of the Constitution and the staging of elections.
- However, even after Independence in 1947, British expatriate firms did not suddenly divest from India.
- The only people who turned up for work were expatriate teachers in management and those on temporary contracts.
- Striking oil workers holding expatriate staff hostage agreed to release them on Friday.
Synonyms emigrant, living abroad, working abroad, non-native, émigré displaced, refugee, exiled informal expat - 1.1archaic Expelled from one's native country.
Example sentencesExamples - She also incarnates expatriate women, like Hooda, living in exile in London.
- An eclectic collection of expatriate figures in exile have found it difficult to unite over common principles.
- Do you consider yourself an expatriate writer, and if so, what does your exile serve?
- It is estimated about 150,000 exiled and expatriate Iraqis in the UK are eligible to vote in the January 30 election.
- Expatriate Saudis living in London, notionally providing opposition in exile, had been bought off long ago.
verb ɪksˈpatrɪeɪtɛksˈpeɪtrɪeɪtɛksˈpatrɪeɪtɪksˈpeɪtrɪeɪtɛksˈpeɪtriˌeɪt [with object]Send (a person or money) abroad. we expatriated the prisoners of war immediately after the end of the war people that have illegally expatriated funds money found to have been expatriated to Singapore banks the poet was then expatriated from France no object candidates should be willing to expatriate Example sentencesExamples - Many who expatriated will return to invest their money.
- In 1952, he expatriated to France because of racism; and in 1955, he moved to Madrid, Spain, where he spent the last thirty-six years of his life.
- He expatriated from New Orleans in 1980.
- The current project focuses on measuring ‘gravitational’ issues, as they affect skilled professionals currently expatriated from New Zealand.
- I am American, sometimes I wish I could expatriate but at the moment that just isn't an option.
Synonyms settle abroad, live abroad, relocate abroad
Origin Mid 18th century (as a verb): from medieval Latin expatriat- 'gone out from one's country', from the verb expatriare, from ex- 'out' + patria 'native country'. Rhymes repatriate compatriot, patriot Definition of expatriate in US English: expatriatenounˌeksˈpātrēətˌɛksˈpeɪtriət 1A person who lives outside their native country. American expatriates in London Example sentencesExamples - The majority of these so-called expatriates have come to the Gulf from desperately poor neighbouring regions of Asia and Africa.
- The lines of men and women outside polling stations were expatriates casting early votes for a new government.
- It is based on misinformation from foreign-funded expatriates.
- Will refugees or expatriates, who may be well educated and have experience and skills, choose to return to East Timor?
- I'd also want to know if he's ever considered becoming an expatriate.
- It is also ironic that the articulation of national characteristics is an enterprise dominated by immigrants and expatriates.
- The tax plan was primarily aimed at French expatriates who dominate the state administration and enjoy a far higher standard of living than most of the indigenous population.
- British expatriates monopolized the upper echelons of the civil service until the late 1980s.
- His brief was to ‘create investment opportunities’ for expatriates in the fledgling economy.
- The school follows the U.K. National Curriculum of teaching and all teachers are native English speaking expatriates, recruited predominantly from the U.K.
- The Minister of Immigration is looking at how to encourage more migration back by expatriates, and he will be looking for input and ideas from employers.
- The report points out there are at least 1.5 million skilled expatriates from developing countries employed in western Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan.
- The Island sounded a similar call, noting that Sri Lankan expatriates had telephoned the newspaper requesting that it promote national unity.
- Government policy is designed to improve and promote opportunities in New Zealand, and it looks to attract highly skilled and talented people, including expatriates.
- An American expatriate now living in Barcelona, Spain, she and her husband teach English and French.
- A community of foreign expatriates who have taken Vincentian citizenship live in the southeast section of the main island.
- They may be employed in retail stores, cafes or holiday resorts, serving the needs of tourists, or as housekeepers in the homes of expatriates, but they return each day to a dismal shanty area.
- Some 305,000 expatriates (around 12 percent of the electorate) were eligible to vote.
- The truth is that an American expatriate has a foreign income exclusion.
- In Manila and Jakarta, the situation was somewhat better with tourists and foreign expatriates apparently not disturbed by the horrific events in Bali.
Synonyms newcomer, settler, incomer, new arrival, migrant, emigrant - 1.1archaic A person exiled from their native country.
Synonyms emigrant, non-native, émigré, migrant, economic migrant, guest worker
adjectiveˌeksˈpātrēətˌɛksˈpeɪtriət 1attributive (of a person) living outside their native country. expatriate writers and artists Example sentencesExamples - Fiji's Court of Appeal - comprised of expatriate judges - ordered the restoration of the Constitution and the staging of elections.
- A multinational firm gives cash to immigration officials so they will promptly grant legitimate visa requests for their expatriate employees.
- However, even after Independence in 1947, British expatriate firms did not suddenly divest from India.
- Just under 100 expatriate workers are still trapped on the four rigs.
- The information is used to assist multinational companies in determining compensation allowances for their expatriate workers.
- The journal started its existence in 1930 by soliciting the opinions of expatriate writers about Proust's art and its possible influence.
- Women are very happy to work extremely hard on a project when an outsider such as an expatriate advisor or consultant, takes responsibility but will not take the initiative to begin a process.
- He is an expatriate rebel leader from the Spanish Civil War living in France.
- A large part of the business remains the broadcasting of sport to expatriate communities.
- It was a golden opportunity for him to see the living conditions of expatriate labourers who live in the camps, braving the scorching heat and adverse conditions.
- This court normally comprises expatriate judges, currently including representatives from Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
- A great deal is expected of expatriate workers, but many organisations underestimate the nature and severity of the difficulties faced by workers when they go abroad.
- This became a major issue as the population of expatriate children fluctuated; little English was spoken outside of group activities.
- Do expatriate writers and artists create cultural continuums that have more to do with a sense of regional internationalism than the binary of motherland and exile?
- Malaria-related health insurance costs for expatriate workers and their families provide a powerful disincentive for manufacturing activities.
- The European Union was more frank, when it withdrew its expatriate staff last week because of what it described as the ‘general tension and uncertainty’ in the country.
- Most avant-garde works, if they sell at all, go to expatriate business-people and diplomats - and now to Western art dealers and museum curators on buying trips.
- Striking oil workers holding expatriate staff hostage agreed to release them on Friday.
- The only people who turned up for work were expatriate teachers in management and those on temporary contracts.
- During the negotiation stages, project developers who are mostly expatriate men are usually reluctant to work outside frameworks that are considered customary.
Synonyms emigrant, living abroad, working abroad, non-native, émigré - 1.1archaic Expelled from one's native country.
Example sentencesExamples - It is estimated about 150,000 exiled and expatriate Iraqis in the UK are eligible to vote in the January 30 election.
- An eclectic collection of expatriate figures in exile have found it difficult to unite over common principles.
- She also incarnates expatriate women, like Hooda, living in exile in London.
- Do you consider yourself an expatriate writer, and if so, what does your exile serve?
- Expatriate Saudis living in London, notionally providing opposition in exile, had been bought off long ago.
verbeksˈpātrēˌātɛksˈpeɪtriˌeɪt [with object]Settle oneself abroad. candidates should be willing to expatriate Example sentencesExamples - In 1952, he expatriated to France because of racism; and in 1955, he moved to Madrid, Spain, where he spent the last thirty-six years of his life.
- Many who expatriated will return to invest their money.
- I am American, sometimes I wish I could expatriate but at the moment that just isn't an option.
- The current project focuses on measuring ‘gravitational’ issues, as they affect skilled professionals currently expatriated from New Zealand.
- He expatriated from New Orleans in 1980.
Synonyms settle abroad, live abroad, relocate abroad
Origin Mid 18th century (as a verb): from medieval Latin expatriat- ‘gone out from one's country’, from the verb expatriare, from ex- ‘out’ + patria ‘native country’. |