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[ eg-zahyl, ek-sahyl ] / ˈɛg zaɪl, ˈɛk saɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR exile ON THESAURUS.COM
nounexpulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree. the fact or state of such expulsion: to live in exile. a person banished from his or her native land. prolonged separation from one's country or home, as by force of circumstances: wartime exile. anyone separated from his or her 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), ex·iled, ex·il·ing.to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country; expatriate. to separate from country, home, etc.: Disagreements exiled him from his family. Origin of exile1250–1300; Middle English exil banishment <Latin ex(s)ilium, equivalent to exsul banished person + -ium-ium SYNONYMS FOR exile7, 8 evict, drive out, cast out, eject, deport. SEE SYNONYMS FOR exile ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM exileex·il·a·ble, adjectiveex·il·er, nounquasi-exiled, adjectiveun·ex·iled, adjectiveWords nearby exileexigency, exigent, exigible, exiguous, exilarch, exile, exilic, Ex-Im, eximious, exine, ex int. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for exileFor one, they’re without their head coach-in-exile, Dan Hughes, after he wasn’t approved, for medical reasons, to enter the bubble. The Seattle Storm Have Been Here Before. Can The Las Vegas Aces Break Through?|Howard Megdal|October 2, 2020|FiveThirtyEight A twinned, imagined narrative of a fictitious Fidel Castro and a Miami exile intent on assassinating him. Book Bag: Great Books About Cuba|Julia Cooke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Both the Republicans in Congress and the American-Cuban community in exile have been speaking out against the warming relations. Up To Speed: The Cuba Embargo|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was eventually allowed to leave, but he was forced to resign as ambassador and now lives in Washington, effectively in exile. Pakistan’s Dance With Terrorists Just Backfired and Killed 132 Children|Chris Allbritton|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From here I have the chance to blog in Arabic and in English as “Proud Atheist,” but I am now effectively in exile. What It’s Like to Be an Atheist in Palestine|Waleed al-Husseini, Movements.Org|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Iran has the highest number of women journalists in prison, and hundreds of Iranian journalists are forced to live in exile. Iran Journalists to Rouhani: Stop Lying!|IranWire|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Exile was then imposed as a penance on Columba, whose act had been the original cause of offence. Ireland under the Tudors, Volume I (of II)|Richard Bagwell On the 20th of March of that year the exile of Elba made an appeal to all faithful soldiers, and it was not made in vain. The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur The title of My Exile in Siberia is misleading; he was never in that country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various Go-Daigo was now recalled from exile and replaced on the imperial throne. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15)|Charles Morris Before her was a second exile, a second effort to make her way among strangers; she believed a second failure. The Shadow|Mary White Ovington
British Dictionary definitions for exile (1 of 2)
nouna 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 verbto expel from home or country, esp by official decree as a punishment; banish Derived forms of exileexilic (ɛɡˈzɪlɪk, ɛkˈsɪlɪk) or exilian, adjectiveWord Origin for exileC13: from Latin exsilium banishment, from exsul banished person; perhaps related to Greek alasthai to wander British Dictionary definitions for exile (2 of 2)
nounthe Exile another name for Babylonian captivity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to exileexpatriate, refugee, fugitive, oust, relegate, extradite, outlaw, expel, displace, evacuate, ostracize, banish, dispersion, proscription, exclusion, displacement, expulsion, diaspora, ostracism, migration |