Expatriate Definition

If you’re thinking about moving abroad, you’ve probably stumbled upon the word “expatriate” or “ex-pat” more than a few times. You might be wondering, just what is the meaning of expatriate?

First of all, it doesn’t mean “ex-patriot” as in someone who is a former patriot of their country. Actually the term has nothing to do with patriotism. This is what the dictionary says:

An expatriate (in abbreviated form, expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person’s upbringing or legal residence. The word comes from the Latin term expatriātus from ex ("out of") and patriā the ablative case of patria ("country, fatherland").

So there you go.

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