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expat


expat

noun, chiefly British

Definition of EXPAT

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons <a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind>
Synonyms deportee, evacuee, exile, expat [chiefly British], expatriate, refugee

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