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exile
[eg-zahyl, ek-sahyl]
noun
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
the fact or state of expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
She had to live in exile.
a person banished from their native land.
prolonged separation from one's country or home, such as by force of circumstances.
Many will suffer wartime exile.
anyone separated from their country or home voluntarily or by force of circumstances.
the Exile, the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, 597–538 b.c.
verb (used with object)
to expel or banish (a person) from their country; expatriate.
Synonyms: , ,to separate from country, home, etc..
Disagreements exiled him from his family.
Synonyms: , ,
exile
1/ ˈɛksaɪl, ɛɡˈzɪlɪk, ɛkˈsɪlɪk, ˈɛɡzaɪl /
noun
a prolonged, usually enforced absence from one's home or country; banishment
the expulsion of a person from his native land by official decree
a person banished or living away from his home or country; expatriate
verb
to expel from home or country, esp by official decree as a punishment; banish
Exile
2/ ˈɛɡzaɪl, ˈɛksaɪl /
noun
another name for Babylonian captivity
Other Word Forms
- exilable adjective
- exiler noun
- quasi-exiled adjective
- unexiled adjective
- exilic adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of exile1
Example Sentences
He lives in exile and has been actively trying to influence foreign players to support his cause.
Is neoliberalism back from its remarkably brief and partial ideological exile, under the inspiring and all-unifying banner of not being quite as bad as Trump?
Since returning to DR Congo after two years of self-imposed exile, Kabila's party has been posting his activities online, which include visiting civil society groups and local religious representatives in Goma.
Denali, exiled from the Comanche tribe, becomes a personal assassin to the tycoon, and is seen firing arrows and in hand-to-hand combat.
The road from political exile, many Democrats seemed to feel, is richly paved with four-letter words.
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