| Pronunciation: | | eksp`eytree'eyshun
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- [n] migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
- [n] the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life"
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EXPATRIATION is a 12 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | deportation, emigration, exile, out-migration, transportation |
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| | See Also: | | banishment, migration, proscription |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*pa`tri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expatriation.]
The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially,
the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of
allegiance.
Expatriation was a heavy ransom to pay for the rights
of their minds and souls. --Palfrey.
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