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expat

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chiefly British

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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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“Expat.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expat. Accessed 6 December 2019.

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