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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
- the Exileanother name for Babylonian captivity
Derived Forms
- exilic, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð³æi±ô·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ±ð³æi±ô·±ð°ù noun
- ±ç³Ü²¹î€È´¾±-±ð³æi±ô±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·±ð³æi±ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of exile1
Example Sentences
There's now, of course, a discourse about whether one is abandoning the fight or if it's more effective to fight from exile.
He labels some of these parts our exiles — the wounded selves that hold our deepest pain.
It hosts the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader.
By 1974, after four years of forced exile, Ali was back in boxing’s good graces and on the comeback trail, hungry to regain the championship.
Her paintings, like Francisco Goya’s “Black Paintings,†were created in exile, the two artists centuries apart and finally free from the Spanish aristocracy.
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