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what's an expat?
« on: November 17, 2003, 04:05:03 PM »
sorry, i'm dumb... but what exactly is an expat? ???  i never heard this term before.
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Re: what's an expat?
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2003, 04:09:51 PM »
It's someone that has taken up residence in a foreign country.
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Re: what's an expat?
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2003, 04:10:02 PM »
ex·pa·tri·ate    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (k-sptr-t)
v. ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing, ex·pa·tri·ates
v. tr.
To send into exile. See Synonyms at banish.
To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land.

v. intr.
To give up residence in one's homeland.
To renounce allegiance to one's homeland.

n. (-t, -t)
One who has taken up residence in a foreign country.
One who has renounced one's native land.

adj. (-t, -t)
Residing in a foreign country; expatriated: “She delighted in the bohemian freedom enjoyed by the expatriate artists, writers, and performers living in Rome” (Janet H. Murray).

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Re: what's an expat?
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2003, 04:21:09 PM »
glad you asked that question angel....and for the thorough definition!


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Re: what's an expat?
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2003, 04:46:23 PM »
thanx for the info, everyone!  ;D
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Re: what's an expat?
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2003, 07:31:54 PM »
someone who used to be named pat.
I'm done moving. Unrepatriated back to the UK, here for good!

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Re: what's an expat?
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2003, 09:31:33 PM »
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