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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