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what is most closely the meaning of expatriate as it is used in the following passage (paragraph 4)?
many of these expatriates flocked to paris. here, they wrote and painted and composed. their work was popular both in europe and in america. ironically, some of the most influential works of american literature were being written outside of america.
a. verb | to move to a different country
b. adjective | of a person who lives outside his/her native country
c. noun | people living outside their native country
d. noun | people forcibly exiled from their native land

Explanation:

1. Analyze the part of speech: In the sentence "Many of these expatriates flocked to Paris", "these" is a demonstrative pronoun, and "expatriates" is used as the object of "these", so it should be a noun, eliminating option A (verb) and option B (adjective).
2. Analyze the meaning: The passage says that their works are popular in both Europe and America, and some of the most influential American literary works are written outside America. It can be inferred that "expatriates" refer to people living outside their native country, not people who are forcibly exiled (option D implies forced exile, which is not supported by the context). So the meaning of "expatriate" is people living outside their native country.

Answer:

C. noun | people living outside their native country