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expatriation

🇬🇧 UK/eks,pætrɪ'eɪʃən/🇺🇸 US/eks.peitri'eiʃәn/
C2

Definitions

n.

The act of leaving or being expelled from one's native country to live elsewhere

移居海外;放逐出境;放弃国籍

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
exout of, former
+
patrifather
+
aconnector
+
tionact, process, state
=expatriation

Common Collocations

  • 1.expatriation policy移居海外政策
  • 2.voluntary expatriation自愿移居
  • 3.renounce expatriation放弃侨民身份

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His expatriation was voluntary, driven by career opportunities overseas.

  • 2.

    The government allowed expatriation for those wishing to live abroad.

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