expatriation

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noun

Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.

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exiledeportationtransportationemigrationout-migration
OriginFrench expatriation →
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Meanings

nounexpatriation (countable and uncountable, plural expatriations)

plural expatriations

  1. countableuncountableVoluntary migration from one's native land to another.
  2. countableuncountableForced expulsion of from one's native land to another.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of expelling a person from their native land

Similar
exiledeportationtransportation
Broader
banishmentproscription

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

Similar
emigrationout-migration
Broader
migration
Also see
deportationemigrationexiletransportation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchexpatriation
  2. Englishexpatriation

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

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APA

expatriation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expatriation

MLA

“expatriation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expatriation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expatriation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expatriation.

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