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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Many Americans live in the capital city of Tirana, where the expat community is strong and English is widely spoken. Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 18 May 2025 My new book, The Last Ferry Out (out May 20), unhooks the velvet rope into another fascinating clique: a group of expats living on a tiny tropical island off the coast of Cancún. Andrea Bartz, People.com, 18 May 2025 It was rediscovered after World War II by the likes of Lawrence Durrell and two Australian writers, George Johnston and Charmian Clift, who became the anchors of a new expat community. Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025 Intricacies like this have taken many expats by surprise, costing them significant chunks of their estates in the process. Brian Dunhill, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 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 22 May. 2025.

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