"expatriates" in the noun sense
1. exile, expatriate, expat
a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
"American expatriates"
"expatriates" in the verb sense
1. expatriate, deport, exile
expel from a country
"The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
2. expatriate
move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License