4. 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

C. noun | people living outside their native country