chiefly British
as in refugee
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind

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Recent Examples of expat Here’s our best effort to make sense of it all, compiled specifically for Angelenos and expat LA supporters. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2025 Conservative pundit and British expat Steve Hilton announced his candidacy via a video on X on Monday. Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Many Americans live in the capital city of Tirana, where the expat community is strong and English is widely spoken. Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 18 May 2025 My new book, The Last Ferry Out (out May 20), unhooks the velvet rope into another fascinating clique: a group of expats living on a tiny tropical island off the coast of Cancún. Andrea Bartz, People.com, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for expat
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refugee
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  • Earlier this month, Trump offered refugee status to 59 white South Africans who Trump claimed were being targeted for violence.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 22 May 2025
  • Trump welcomes white South Africans as other refugees are halted Although apartheid rule ended long ago, the typical Black South African household has just 5% of the wealth of the typical White household, according to a 2024 study by researchers at The Africa Institute and the University of Zambia.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 22 May 2025

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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expat. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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