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expatriation

ex·pat·ria·tion

US/ɛˌkspeɪtriˈeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of expelling a person from their native land

  • “men in exile dream of hope”
  • “his deportation to a penal colony”
  • “the expatriation of wealthy farmers”
  • “the sentence was one of transportation for life”
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2.

migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

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Origin

Borrowed from French expatriation, or from expatriate + -ion.

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