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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.
2 days ago · exile in British English. (ˈɛɡzaɪl , ˈɛksaɪl ) noun. 1. a prolonged, usually enforced absence from one's home or country; banishment. 2. the expulsion of a person from his or her native land by official decree. 3. a person banished or living away from his or her home or country; expatriate.
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.
a situation in which someone has to leave their home and live in another country, often for political reasons: He spent the war years in exile in New York. The King was forced into exile. exile noun (PERSON) someone who is forced to live in another country: She lived the rest of her life as an exile in the UK. exile. verb [ T ]
verb. /ˈeksaɪl/,/ˈeɡzaɪl/ [usually passive] Verb Forms. jump to other results. 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. the party’s exiled leaders. Extra Examples.
noun. /ˈeksaɪl/, /ˈeɡzaɪl/ [uncountable, singular] the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons or as a punishment. a place of exile. He returned after 40 years of exile. in exile He has lived in exile since 1989. into exile The whole family went into exile. to be forced/sent into exile.
Exile or banishment, is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose.
