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- DictionaryExiled/ˈeɡˌzīld/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) having been expelled and barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons: "supporters of the exiled king"
The meaning of EXILE is the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home. How to use exile in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Exile.
the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons: go into exile The king went into exile because of the political situation in his country. in exile The deposed leaders are currently in exile in the neighbouring country. [ C ]
EXILED definition: 1. sent away from your own country, town, etc., especially for political reasons: 2. sent away…. Learn more.
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.
If you are exiled from a place, you must leave and not return. Such punishment is called exile. For example, after he was removed from power, Napoleon lived in exile on the island of Elba.
If you say that someone has been exiled from a particular place or situation, you mean that they have been sent away from it or removed from it against their will. He has been exiled from the first team and forced to play in third team matches.
to force somebody to leave their country, especially for political reasons or as a punishment; to send somebody into exile. be exiled (from…) (to…) He was exiled to Siberia. Definition of exile verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
