Expatriation Definition & Meaning

expatriation
noun
  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"
  2. migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

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