Definitions
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- noun business An employee of a multinational company who is from a foreign country but transferred from a foreign subdivision to the corporation’s home country.
- adjective Of or relating to people who are inpatriates, or to inpatriation.
Etymologies
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Popularized in 1990s. From expatriate, replacing ex- by in-. Surface analysis is in- + patriate.
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