| NOUN | act | expatriation, exile, deportation, transportation | the act of expelling a person from their native land |
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| act | expatriation, emigration, out-migration | migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) |
| Sounds | ehkspey.triyey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of expelling a person from their native land. | |
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| Example | "the expatriation of wealthy farmers" | |
| Synonyms | exile, deportation, transportation | |
| Instances | Babylonian Captivity | The deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC |
| Broader | banishment, proscription | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone |
| Spanish | deportación, exiliado, exilio, expatriación | |
| Catalan | deportació, exili, expatriació | |
| Verbs | expatriate | expel from a country |
| Meaning | migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another). | |
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| Synonyms | emigration, out-migration | |
| Broader | migration | The movement of persons from one country or locality to another |
| Spanish | emigración, expatriación, migración | |
| Catalan | emigració | |
| Verbs | expatriate | move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad |
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