chiefly British
as in refugee
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind

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Recent Examples of expat Around half are expected to be expats who don’t have the option of going home to celebrate. Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025 While some countries offer affordable or even free public healthcare, others require private insurance for expats. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 Jan. 2025 Wildfire relief efforts made by British expat Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle have fallen short, according to one enraged Hollywood actress turned producer. Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025 The host is not Alex Trebek, the reserved Canadian expat who occupied that role for 36 years, until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2020. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for expat 

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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expat. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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