expatriate
/ɛkˈspeɪtriˌeɪt/A person living in a country other than their own, usually because of work.
Example: She works as an expatriate teacher in Vietnam.
C216 words · Proficient
Nationalities vocabulary — C2
Nationalities vocabulary for how peoples mix, resist and absorb one another, including expatriate, jingoism and diaspora, plus globalisation and nativism.
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16diaspora
/daɪˈæspərə/A large group of people from one country who now live spread across many others.
Example:
The diaspora sends money home every month.
assimilation
/əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/The process by which a person or group takes on the customs and culture of a new society.
Example:
The report looked at patterns of assimilation among second-generation immigrants.
jingoism
/ˈdʒɪŋˌɡoʊɪzəm/Extreme and aggressive pride in your own country, often paired with hostility towards others.
Example:
The newspaper's coverage was criticised for its jingoism.
ethnocentrism
/ˌɛθnoʊˈsɛntrɪzəm/The belief that your own culture or nationality is naturally better than others.
Example:
The course encourages students to recognise their own ethnocentrism.
globalisation
The process by which businesses, cultures and ideas increasingly spread and connect across national borders.
Example:
Globalisation has made it easier to find food from every nation in one city.
xenophile
A person who is strongly attracted to foreign peoples, cultures or customs.
Example:
As a true xenophile, she has lived in six different countries.
nationalism
/ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm/Strong support for and pride in your own nation, sometimes including the belief that it should be independent or dominant.
Example:
The rise of nationalism shaped the country's politics for decades.
chauvinism
/ˈʃoʊvəˌnɪzəm/An unreasonable belief that your own country is better than others.
Example:
The editorial was dismissed as chauvinism dressed as history.
ethnography
The study and written description of the customs of a people.
Example:
Her ethnography of the fishing villages took eleven years.
melting pot
A place where people of many origins mix and become one community.
Example:
The docks were a melting pot long before anyone used the phrase.
repatriation
/riˌpeɪtriˈeɪʃən/The act of sending someone back to their own country.
Example:
Repatriation flights ran every Tuesday for a month.
self-determination
/ˈsɛlfdɪˌtɜrməˈneɪʃən/The right of a people to decide their own form of government.
Example:
The clause on self-determination held up the talks for weeks.
syncretism
The blending of two different cultures or religions into one.
Example:
The festival is a clear case of syncretism rather than survival.
insularity
/ˌɪnsəˈlɛrɪti/The quality of being closed off from outside influence.
Example:
The island's insularity preserved a dialect nobody else speaks.
nativism
/ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm/A policy of favouring people born in a country over newcomers.
Example:
The campaign slid from patriotism into open nativism.
