Word of the Day: expatriate

expatriate \ ɛksˈpeɪtrieɪt \ noun

: a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

expatriate \ ɛkˈspeɪtriˌeɪt \ verb

1. expel from a country

2. move away from one’s native country and adopt a new residence abroad

The word expatriate has appeared in 39 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 3 in “In Australia and New Zealand, Barefoot Is a Way of Life” by Natasha Frost:

Before moving to Australia, Jordana Gray, who makes TikTok videos about life as a British expatriate on the Sunshine Coast, would never have gone barefoot, and even believed it was illegal to drive without shoes on.

… In a recent TikTok video, Gray described feeling a happy sense of “culture shock” on discovering that many Australians simply leave their shoes at the entryway to the beach.

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