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expatriatisms

expatriatisms is the plural of expatriatism.

Meaning of expatriatism

Noun

expatriatism (countable and uncountable, plural expatriatisms)

  1. The condition of being an expatriate, especially a deliberate one
    • The traveler ventures into the world of exile and expatriatism, two terms that Edward Said defines in his essay "Reflections on Exile." Whereas exile connotes the negative, expatriatism carries more positive associations.2006, Sara Steinert Borella, The Travel Narratives of Ella Maillart: (en)gendering the Quest, Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 20

Questions about expatriatisms

What is expatriatisms the plural of?
Expatriatisms is the plural of expatriatism.

Words near expatriatisms in the dictionary

  1. expatriates
  2. expatriating
  3. expatriation
  4. expatriations
  5. expatriatism
  6. expatriatisms
  7. expatriot
  8. expatriots
  9. expats
  10. expdn.
  11. expdns.

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