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expatriate

 
 
/ɪkˈspætriət/ US   /ɪkˈspeɪtriət/ adjective [before noun] (abbreviation expat)

Definition

relating to people who do not live in their own country: The company has eight expatriate staff working around the world. an expatriate community/resident/worker
(Definition of expatriate adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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