Definition of EXPATRIATION

expatriation

Meanings

Plural: expatriations

Noun

  • the act of expelling a person from their native land
    • "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"
  • migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
  • Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
  • Forced expulsion of from one's native land to another.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French expatriation, or from expatriate + -ion.

Synonyms

deportation, emigration, exile, out-migration, transportation

Scrabble Score: 21

expatriation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
expatriation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
expatriation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

expatriation is a valid Words With Friends word