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Ex-patriot vs. Expatriate
Ex-patriot
/ɛksˈpeɪtriət/Examples:
After years abroad, she felt more ex-patriot than her homeland.His heart beat with the nostalgia of an ex-patriot's song.An ex-patriot congregation often met at the local café.
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Expatriate
/eksˈpætriət/Examples:
Many expatriates gathered at the international clubs.She found comfort in the expatriate community abroad.The novel explores expatriate life in Paris during the 1920s.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Ex-patriot begins with ex- like ex-husband, indicating a former state. Its not an official English word but often mistakenly used when expatriate' is intended.
- Expatriate has the ending ate, indicating status or condition. It refers to someone living outside their native country.
- Remember expatriate sounds like ex-patriate but it's a separate, established word with a specific meaning.
- Patriot refers to someone loyal to their country, opposite to the intent when mistakenly using ex-patriot.
- The difference lies in status regarding the country: expatriate lives abroad, ex-patriot is technically not a correct term.
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