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    exile
    /ˈɛkzʌɪl/

    noun

    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"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Exile is the condition of being sent or kept away from one's own country or home, especially for political reasons. Learn how to use the word exile as a noun or a verb, and see examples of exile in different contexts and languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › exileExile Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of exile as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Exile is the state or a period of forced or voluntary absence from one's country or home.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › exileEXILE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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)

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Exile is a noun or verb that means living in a foreign country because one cannot live in one's own country, usually for political reasons. Learn more about the word origin, pronunciation, grammar, and usage of exile with Collins English Dictionary.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishexile noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Exile is the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons or as a punishment. Learn how to use the word exile in sentences, synonyms, collocations and word origin with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › exileExile - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › exileExile - definition of exile by The Free Dictionary

    Exile is the condition or period of being forced to live away from one's native country or home, especially as a punishment. It can also refer to the person who lives in exile, or the expulsion of a person from his native land by official decree.