expatriation
pronunciation
How to pronounce expatriation in British English:
UK [eksˌpætrɪ'eɪʃən]
How to pronounce expatriation in American English:
US [eksˌpeɪtrɪ'eɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of expelling a person from their native land
- migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
Word Origin
- expatriation (n.)
- 1767, from French expatriation, noun of action from expatrier (see expatriate).
Example
- 1. As it was our first expatriation , we decided to travel light .
- 2. That means a high-net individual could potentially give enough money to avoid the high net-worth expatriation tax .
- 3. She shared their expatriation , their convictions , their pastimes , their ennui .
- 4. In order to increase the competition of enterprises , the internationalization is becoming important . The enterprises set up the subsidiaries in other areas and countries , so it called expatriation .