expat

noun

ex·​pat ˈeks-ˌpat How to pronounce expat (audio)
chiefly British
: an expatriate person : expatriate

Examples of expat in a Sentence

a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind
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By the mid-2000s, visitors and expats were flocking to the country’s rainforests, cities and coastal beaches in droves, and Christina Vo was one of them. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024 Basel, Switzerland Top 10 worst cities for expats 1. (241) Khartoum, Sudan 2. (240) Baghdad, Iraq 3. (239) Bangui, Central African Republic 4. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024 European cities, notably Zurich, Vienna, and Geneva, rank highly as the best places for expats, but Auckland and Vancouver also ranked in the top ten. Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 The two circle one another for the film’s first half, surrounded by a levity-providing supporting cast of drunk expats living south of the border that features Jason Schwartzman, Henry Zaga and, in an early, raw love scene, singer Omar Apollo. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for expat 

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of expat was in 1962

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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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