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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1. a. The condition or period of being forced to live away from one's native country or home, especially as a punishment. b. The condition or period of self-imposed absence from one's country or home: a writer living in exile in protest. 2. One who lives away from one's native country, whether because of expulsion or voluntary absence.
noun. /ˈeksaɪl/, /ˈeɡzaɪl/ [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.
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 noun (PERSON) someone who is forced to live in another country: She lived the rest of her life as an exile in the UK. exile. verb [ T ]
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.
Exile definition: One who lives away from one's native country, whether because of expulsion or voluntary absence.
