EXPATRIATION Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

expatriation

noun

(ˌ)ek-ˌspā-trē-ˈā-shən

Definition of expatriation

as in deportation

the forced removal from a homeland the brutal expatriation of thousands of Cherokee to Indian Territory is now commonly referred to as the Trail of Tears

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Recent Examples of expatriation How do your Singaporean roots and London expatriation inform your artworks? — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2026 In a recent American Expats Survey by The Harris Poll, 38% of the 6,358 respondents cited cheaper, better health care as a reason for considering expatriation. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026 Still, there’s evidence that interest in expatriation is on the rise. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for expatriation

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The group had already successfully pressured Avelo Airlines to end its ICE contract for deportation flights in January.

— Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
As Tom Homan had promised, the end of Operation Metro Surge did not curtail the Administration’s campaign of mass detention and deportation.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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Rights groups have raised concerns about the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Tunisia since the EU agreement, including reports of collective expulsions, racial violence, arbitrary detention and abuses against Black migrants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Paradise Lost Milton’s 17th-century biblical epic traces the story of the Fall of Man and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of expulsion

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