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    expatriate

    expatriate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word expatriate

    Definition
    (noun) a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
    Synonyms : exile , expat
    Example Sentence
    • American expatriates
    Definition
    (verb) expel from a country
    Synonyms : deport , exile
    Example Sentence
    • The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
    Definition
    (verb) move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for expatriate

read EXPATRIATE as EX-PATRIOT, now no more a patriot, as the person withdrew from his native land and settled somewhere else.

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ex ~ out and patriate ~ patriotic; someone who is not patriotic towards his country should be EXPATRIATED (~ expelled)

Expa(TREE)ate-Lord RAMA went to EXILE where he found only TREES(forest)..called exile

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