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 The high influx of expats in many destinations has strained local communities, pushing up costs while also contributing to overcrowding and gentrification. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025 The president promised to provide loans to returned migrants via the country’s Department of Social Prosperity — an appeal to turn economic expats into an engine for growth domestically. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2025 Affordable healthcare is one of the main reasons expats choose Mexico as their new home base. Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 An Italian village launched a website aimed at would-be American expats, offering up more cheap homes in the hope that those upset by the election’s outcome will rush to snap up one of its empty properties – and revive its fortunes after decades of depopulation. Edward Szekeres, CNN, 5 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2025.

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