expat

See also: ex-pat

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apocope of expatriate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛksˌpæt/
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Noun

expat (plural expats)

  1. An expatriate; a person who lives outside their own country.

Hyponym

Derived terms

Translations
expatriate — see expatriate

Anagrams

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

Further reading
  • expat in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • expat in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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