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- DictionaryEx·ile/ˈeɡˌzīl/
noun
- 1. the state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons: "he knew now that he would die in exile"
verb
- 1. expel and bar (someone) from their native country, typically for political or punitive reasons: "a corrupt dictator who had been exiled from his country"
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.
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.
EXILE definition: 1. the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc…. Learn more.
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.
5 meanings: 1. a prolonged, usually enforced absence from one's home or country; banishment 2. the expulsion of a person from.... Click for more definitions.
The condition or period of being forced to live away from one's native country or home, especially as a punishment. A person in exile. A prolonged living away from one's country, community, etc., usually enforced; banishment, sometimes self-imposed.
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.
Definition of exile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. expulsion from one's native land or home by authoritative decree. 2. the fact or state of such expulsion: to live in exile. 3. prolonged separation from one's country or home, as by force of circumstances: wartime exile. 4. a person banished or separated from his or her native land.
EXILE meaning: 1 : a situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home and go to live in a foreign country often used after in or into sometimes used figuratively; 2 : a period of time during which someone has lived in exile.
