Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: expatriation
IPA transcription: [ɛksp,eɪtɹi'eɪʃən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: emigration, out-migration, expatriation
    Meaning: migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
  • Synonyms: exile, deportation, expatriation, transportation
    Meaning: the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life"
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