"expat" meaning in English

See expat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛksˌpæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-expat.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-expat.wav Forms: expats [plural]
Etymology: Apocope of expatriate. Head templates: {{en-noun}} expat (plural expats)
  1. An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, usually a poorer one, often for an occupation, training, or education. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: ex-pat Derived forms: Mexpat, rex-pat, sexpat, Texpat
    Sense id: en-expat-en-noun-bqBsW7Qv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ]
    }
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    }
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  "senses": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "orig": "en:People",
          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Mexpat"
        },
        {
          "word": "rex-pat"
        },
        {
          "word": "sexpat"
        },
        {
          "word": "Texpat"
        }
      ],
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        "An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, usually a poorer one, often for an occupation, training, or education."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "expatriate",
          "expatriate"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ex-pat"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛksˌpæt/"
    },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "word": "Mexpat"
    },
    {
      "word": "rex-pat"
    },
    {
      "word": "sexpat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Texpat"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:People"
      ],
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        "An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, usually a poorer one, often for an occupation, training, or education."
      ],
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        [
          "expatriate",
          "expatriate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛksˌpæt/"
    },
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    },
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    }
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    {
      "word": "ex-pat"
    }
  ],
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}

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