chiefly British
as in refugee
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind

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Recent Examples of expat Pahlavi enjoys a high level of esteem and popularity with Iranian expats living outside their homeland since the revolution. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025 But expats currently living in Portugal tend to enjoy relatively affordable housing and healthcare, a mild climate and low crime rates, according to International Living, which recently ranked Portugal as the second-best place to retire on its Annual Global Retirement Index. Michael Bartiromo, The Hill, 14 June 2025 With summer approaching, flights to Lebanon are already packed with expats and locals from countries that overturned their travel bans, and hotels say bookings have been brisk. Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025 For Mexican expats living in the States, El Tri games have a far wider and more visceral patriotic appeal, the kind that Americans associate more with the Olympics and men’s and women’s World Cup. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for expat
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refugee
Noun
  • And the Afghan refugees in Pakistan have no real rights to protect them.
    Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 28 June 2025
  • The terms of the peace deal signed on Friday call for both countries to end support for non-state groups, the return of refugees, and the creation of a joint security coordination mechanism aimed at resolving disputes.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 27 June 2025

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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expat. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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