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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the act of expelling a person from their native land;
- Example: "men in exile dream of hope"
- Example: "his deportation to a penal colony"
- Example: "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"
- Example: "the sentence was one of transportation for life"
[syn: exile, deportation, expatriation, transportation]

2. migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another);
[syn: emigration, out-migration, expatriation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Expatriation \Ex*pa`tri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expatriation.] The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance. [1913 Webster] Expatriation was a heavy ransom to pay for the rights of their minds and souls. --Palfrey. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

expatriation n 1: the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life" [syn: exile, deportation, expatriation, transportation] 2: migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) [syn: emigration, out-migration, expatriation]