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Plural of expat

regular plural

The plural of expat is expats.

Forms of expat

Singularexpat /ˈɛksˌpæt/
Pluralexpats
Countablecountable

Expats in a sentence

  • This was hardly arrivisme on my part: I was “down” with my fellow American radicals, not conspiring with a bunch of aristos and expats.2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 226. From the entry arrivisme
  • Rickshaw Magazine is a Tainan-based publication targeting expats, and free in many hotels and bars, while FYI South also has decent Tainan listings.2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 316. From the entry Tongyong Pinyin

Meaning of expat

  1. noun An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, often for an occupation, training, or education.

Full definition of expat

Questions about the plural of expat

What is the plural of expat?
The plural of expat is expats.
Is expat countable?
Expat is a countable noun.

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