expatriate

🇺🇸 /ˌeksˈpeɪtriət/ 🇬🇧 /ˌeksˈpætriət/
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noun
R

someone who lives in a different country than where they were born

My family lived as expatriates in Hong Kong before I was born.

adjective
R

relating to someone who lives in a different country than where they were born

Expatriate Britons in Spain often miss their traditional food.

translation

n. someone who lives in a different country than where they were born
adj. relating to someone who lives in a different country than where they were born

Word Forms

Plural expatriates