Ex-pats stranded by collapse of Nova schools

Nova Ex-pat

no·va (nō'və)
n., pl. -vae (-vē) or -vas.

A star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then gradually returns to its original brightness over a period of weeks to years.

[New Latin (stēlla) nova, new (star), nova, feminine of Latin novus, new.]

(日本) Nova 倒閉案

Nova English School - Japan 200 x 266 - 69k - jpg www.all-about-teaching-english-in-japan.com	... working at nova, japan, ... 143 x 247 - 11k - jpg www.grassrootdesign.com	NOVA Fails to Pay English Teachers 230 x 230 - 25k - jpg www.japanprobe.com	Japan Likes Me 588 x 441 - 53k - jpg www.jimnova.com

expatriate Show phonetics
noun [C] (INFORMAL expat)
someone who does not live in their own country:
A large community of expatriates has settled there.

expatriate
adjective
an expatriate Scot

expatriate
verb [T] FORMAL
to use force or law to remove someone from their own country:
The new leaders expatriated the ruling family.

Ex-pat English teachers stranded by collapse of Japan's Nova schools

By David McNeill in Japan