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ex·pa·tri·ate (ĕk-spā́trē-āt́)

[Medieval Latin expatriāre, expatriāt-, Latin ex-, ex-, + Latin patria, native land (from patrius, paternal) (from pater, father; see pəter-).]

verb: -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. 

transitive verb 

  1. To send into exile. See synonyms at banish
  2. To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land.

intransitive verb 

  1. To give up residence in one's homeland.
  2. To renounce allegiance to one's homeland.

noun 

  1. One who has taken up residence in a foreign country.
  2. One who has renounced one's native land.

adjective 

Residing in a foreign country; expatriated: “She delighted in the bohemian freedom enjoyed by the expatriate artists, writers, and performers living in Rome” (Janet H. Murray)

derivatives

ex·pátri·átion
noun