expat

See also: ex-pat

English

Alternative forms

• ex-pat

Etymology

Apocope of expatriate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛksˌpæt/

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Noun

expat (plural expats)

1. An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, usually a poorer one, often for an occupation, training, or education.

Hyponym

• Beijinger, Eurotrash, Mexpat, rex-pat, sexpat, Shanghailander, Texpat

Derived terms

• Mexpat, rex-pat, sexpat, Texpat

Translations

expatriate — see expatriate

Anagrams

• exapt

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛkspat]

Noun

expat m anim

1. (informal) expat, expatriate (a person who lives outside his or her own country)

   Synonym: expatriant

Declension

Declension of expat (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	expat	expaté, expati
genitive	expata	expatů
dative	expatovi, expatu	expatům
accusative	expata	expaty
vocative	expate	expaté, expati
locative	expatovi, expatu	expatech
instrumental	expatem	expaty

Related terms

• See páter

Further reading

• “expat”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “expat”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989