Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An expatriate.
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- noun An
expatriate ; a person who lives outside his or her own country.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
Etymologies
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Examples
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Being an expat is something you don't recover from, in my opinion.
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I'll make my usual, by now dogeared (no offense) comment about foreigners (gringos, expats, ets.) who seem to feel that those who cling to their native culture; live in expat-intensive communities and can only "get by" in Spanish are somehow inferior to those who boldly go forth to become assimilated into Mexican culture.
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I'll make my usual, by now dogeared (no offense) comment about foreigners (gringos, expats, ets.) who seem to feel that those who cling to their native culture; live in expat-intensive communities and can only "get by" in Spanish are somehow inferior to those who boldly go forth to become assimilated into Mexican culture.
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On the same note as above, being an expat is an excellent opportunity to develop interests and talents you've always had but perhaps never put into action.
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I'll make my usual, by now dogeared (no offense) comment about foreigners (gringos, expats, ets.) who seem to feel that those who cling to their native culture; live in expat-intensive communities and can only "get by" in Spanish are somehow inferior to those who boldly go forth to become assimilated into Mexican culture.
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If said expat is doing something seriously wrong, the LOCAL population will certainly let them know.
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If said expat is doing something seriously wrong, the LOCAL population will certainly let them know.
Page 4 2009
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I'll make my usual, by now dogeared (no offense) comment about foreigners (gringos, expats, ets.) who seem to feel that those who cling to their native culture; live in expat-intensive communities and can only "get by" in Spanish are somehow inferior to those who boldly go forth to become assimilated into Mexican culture.
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If said expat is doing something seriously wrong, the LOCAL population will certainly let them know.
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Being an expat is an excellent confidence builder if you treat it as an opportunity.
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