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- Dictionaryexile/ˈɛkzʌɪl/
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" Similar Opposite
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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EXILE definition: 1. the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc…. Learn more.
exile: [noun] the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home. the state or a period of voluntary absence from one's country or home.
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.
exile: 1 n the act of expelling a person from their native land “men in exile dream of hope” Synonyms: deportation , expatriation , transportation Examples: Babylonian Captivity the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC Type of: banishment , proscription rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing ...
Exile definition: expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.. See examples of EXILE used in a sentence.
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
[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 ; in exile from… Dante died in exile from Florence.
EXILE definition: 1. a situation in which someone has to leave their home and live in another country, often for…. Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English exile ex‧ile 1 / ˈeksaɪl, ˈeɡzaɪl / noun 1 [singular, uncountable] LEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRY a situation in which you are forced to leave your country and live in another country, especially for political reasons in exile a writer now living in exile He went into exile to escape political imprisonment. force/drive somebody into exile The house was raided and the family was forced into exile. He spent many years in enforced exile. voluntary ...
Exile definition: One who lives away from one's native country, whether because of expulsion or voluntary absence.
