Expatriate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

expel from a country

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspˈeɪtɹɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspˈatɹɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspˈatɹɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈeɪtɹɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

American expatriates
The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exile expat deport

Antonyms

repatriate

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country “American expatriates”
verb	expel from a country “The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions”
verb	move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad

Word Forms

expatriate	verb	move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad
expatriation	noun	the act of expelling a person from their native land
deportee	noun	a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
deportation	noun	the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
exile	noun	a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
expatriate	noun	a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auswanderer

eine Person, die freiwillig von zu Hause oder im Land abwesend ist

🇫🇷French

expatrié

une personne qui s'absente volontairement de son domicile ou de son pays

🇪🇸Spanish

expatriado

una persona que está voluntariamente ausente de su hogar o país

🇮🇹Italian

espatriare

una persona che è volontariamente assente da casa o paese

🇳🇱Dutch

expat

een persoon die vrijwillig afwezig is van huis of land

🇵🇹Portuguese

expatriado

uma pessoa que está voluntariamente ausente de casa ou país

🇷🇺Russian

эмигрант

человек, добровольно отсутствующий из дома или страны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रवासी

वह व्यक्ति जो स्वेच्छा से घर या देश से अनुपस्थित रहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রবাসী

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি স্বেচ্ছায় বাড়ি বা দেশ থেকে অনুপস্থিত

🇮🇳Tamil

புலம்பெயர்ந்தவர்

வீடு அல்லது நாட்டிலிருந்து தானாக முன்வந்து இல்லாத நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రవాసుడు

ఇల్లు లేదా దేశం నుండి స్వచ్ఛందంగా గైర్హాజరైన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्वासित

स्वेच्छेने घर किंवा देशातून अनुपस्थित असलेली व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેશનિકાલ

એક વ્યક્તિ જે સ્વેચ્છાએ ઘર અથવા દેશમાંથી ગેરહાજર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೇಶಭ್ರಷ್ಟ

ಮನೆ ಅಥವಾ ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಸ್ವಯಂಪ್ರೇರಣೆಯಿಂದ ಗೈರುಹಾಜರಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവാസി

വീട്ടിൽ നിന്നോ രാജ്യത്തിൽ നിന്നോ സ്വമേധയാ ഇല്ലാത്ത ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸੀ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਘਰ ਜਾਂ ਦੇਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਸਵੈ-ਇੱਛਾ ਨਾਲ ਗੈਰਹਾਜ਼ਰ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر ملکی

وہ شخص جو گھر یا ملک سے رضاکارانہ طور پر غائب ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外籍人士

自愿离开家乡或国家的人

🇯🇵Japanese

外国人

自発的に家または国を離れている人

🇰🇷Korean

국외로 추방된

본국이나 본국을 자발적으로 떠나는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người nước ngoài

một người tự nguyện vắng mặt ở nhà hoặc đất nước

🇹🇭Thai

ชาวต่างชาติ

บุคคลที่ไม่อยู่บ้านหรือประเทศโดยสมัครใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekspatriat

seseorang yang secara sukarela absen dari rumah atau negara

🇲🇾Malay

ekspatriat

seseorang yang tidak hadir secara sukarela dari rumah atau negara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مغترب

الشخص الذي يتغيب طوعا عن المنزل أو البلد

🇮🇷Persian

خارج نشین

شخصی که به طور داوطلبانه از خانه یا کشور غیبت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

gurbetçi

gönüllü olarak evinden veya ülkesinden uzakta olan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוֹלֶה

אדם שנעדר מרצונו מהבית או מהארץ

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