Definition
The practice or policy of renouncing one's citizenship or national allegiance, often to avoid taxes or political obligations.
Etymology
From expatriate (one who lives outside their native country) combined with -ism (a system or practice). Expatriate comes from Latin ex- (out) + patria (fatherland), evolved in English during the 19th century to describe both the act and the person.
Kelly Says
Interestingly, expatriatism became a major political issue in the US during the 1990s-2000s when wealthy Americans renounced citizenship to avoid taxes—so much so that Congress created an 'exit tax' on those who left. It's a modern collision between individual freedom and national community.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መהג JR
meh-ha-ge-er
BNবাংলা
বাসভ্রমণ
baas-bhr-mon
CACatalà
exili
eh-khee-lee
CSČeština
emigrace
eh-mee-gra-tsay
ELΕλληνικά
εξαίρεση
ehk-sah-ree-seh
ESEspañol
expatriación
ehk-spah-tree-ah-thee-ohn
FISuomi
ulkopako
ul-ko-pa-ko
FRFrançais
expatriation
ek-spat-ree-a-syohn
HUMagyar
kivándorlás
kee-van-dor-laas
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekspatriasi
ehk-spat-ree-ah-see
ITItaliano
espatrio
eh-spah-tree-oh
JA日本語
帰国子女
ki-koku-shi-ja
KKKK
шілтемелер
shee-mer-te-er
KMKM
អន្តរជាតិ
ahn-tra-cha-at
KO한국어
해외 거주
hae-oe geo-ju
MSBahasa Melayu
ekspatriat
ehk-spat-ree-at
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းရွှေ့
pyawng-hwe
NLNederlands
expatriatie
ehk-spat-ree-ah-tee
NONorsk
ekspatriat
ehk-spat-ree-at
PLPolski
emigracja
eh-mee-gra-tsee-ah
PTPortuguês
expatriacão
ehk-spat-ree-ah-sawn
RORomână
emigrare
eh-mee-gra-reh
RUРусский
эмиграция
eh-mee-gra-tsi-ya
SWKiswahili
kujua
koo-jua
TAதமிழ்
வெளிநாட்டு வாழ்வு
ve-li-na-tu-va-l-zhoo
THไทย
การอพยพ
gaan-a-phip
TLTL
pag-aalis
pa-ga-a-lis
TRTürkçe
yabancılaşma
ya-bah-chee-lahs-mah
UKУкраїнська
еміграція
eh-mee-gra-tsi-ya
VITiếng Việt
tị nạn
tee-nahn
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa