expat

See also: ex-pat

English

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Etymology

Apocope of expatriate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛksˌpæt/
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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.

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Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛkspat]

Noun

expat m anim

  1. (informal) expat, expatriate (a person who lives outside his or her own country)
    Synonym: expatriant

Declension

Declension of expat (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative expat expaté, expati
genitive expata expatů
dative expatovi, expatu expatům
accusative expata expaty
vocative expate expaté, expati
locative expatovi, expatu expatech
instrumental expatem expaty

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