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expatriation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Expatriation \Ex*pa`tri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expatriation.] The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance. Expatriation was a heavy ransom to pay for the rights of their minds and souls. --Palfrey. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: expatriation n : the act of expelling a person from their native land [syn: {exile}, {deportation}]
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