expatriation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French expatriation,[1] or from expatriate +‎ -ion.[2]

Noun

expatriation (countable and uncountable, plural expatriations)

  1. Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
  2. Forced expulsion of from one's native land to another.

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “expatriation (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ “expatriation, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛk.spa.tʁi.ja.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

expatriation f (plural expatriations)

  1. expatriation

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