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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.
EXILE definition: 1. the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc…. 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. The verb exile comes from the Old French word essillier, meaning “banish, expel, or drive off.”.
If someone is living in exile, they are living in a foreign country because they cannot live in their own country, usually for political reasons. He is now living in exile in Egypt. He returned from exile earlier this year.
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 definition: One who lives away from one's native country, whether because of expulsion or voluntary absence.
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.
Definition of exile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
