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Plural of expatriate

regular plural

The plural of expatriate is expatriates.

Forms of expatriate

Singularexpatriate /ɛksˈpætɹi.ɪt/
Pluralexpatriates
Countablecountable

Expatriates in a sentence

  • The Ghanaian government employed several Afros, as many of the expatriates called themselves, downplaying their Americanness, in ideological and infrastructure-building occupations.2012, Kevin K. Gates, American Africans in Ghana: Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era, University of North Carolina Press (2006)…. From the entry afro
  • Most of the region’s casinos are on the peninsula, while Taipa is known as a residential area, and favored by expatriates.2010 April 27, Jeff Vandam, “House Hunting in ... China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2010…. From the entry Taipa
  • I discussed Soviet movies with expatriates.1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita. From the entry uranist
  • It was one of those magical evenings during which our threesome became a fifteensome, including the pianist and Cuban expatriates from Puerto Rico, Mexico the U.S.1998, George Jacunski Guiteras, “A Return to Cuba”, in Assembly, volume 57, page 23. From the entry fifteensome
  • Both Yoruba and European officials see themselves as "expatriates," persons who are living away from home among an alien people and are obliged ultimately to return to their homeland.1970, Ronald Cohen, John Middleton, From tribe to nation in Africa: studies in incorporation processes. From the entry homelander

Meaning of expatriate

  1. adjective Living outside of one's own country.
  2. noun One who lives outside one's own country, especially temporarily for a profession or education.
  3. noun One who has been banished from one's own country.

Full definition of expatriate

Questions about the plural of expatriate

What is the plural of expatriate?
The plural of expatriate is expatriates.
Is expatriate countable?
Expatriate is a countable noun.

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