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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pa•tri•ate /ɛksˈpeɪtriɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - dwelling in a foreign land:The expatriate community, mostly British and Americans, was invited to the ambassador's residence.
n. [countable] - a person dwelling in a foreign country.
See -patr-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pa•tri•ate (v. eks pā′trē āt′ or, esp. Brit., -pa′trē-;adj., n. eks pā′trē it, -āt′ or, esp. Brit., -pa′trē-),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. v.t. - to banish (a person) from his or her native country.
- to withdraw (oneself ) from residence in one's native country.
- to withdraw (oneself ) from allegiance to one's country.
v.i. - to become an expatriate:He expatriated from his homeland.
adj. - expatriated;
exiled.
n. - an expatriated person:Many American writers were living as expatriates in Paris.
- Medieval Latin expatriātus (past participle of expatriāre to banish), equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + patri(a) native land + -ātus -ate1
- 1760–70
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