exilenoun
uk/ˈek.saɪl//ˈeɡ.zaɪl/us/ˈek.saɪl//ˈeɡ.zaɪl/C2 [ U ] the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons:
The king went into exile because of the political situation in his country.
The deposed leaders are currently in exile in the neighbouring country.
[ C ] a person who is sent or kept away from their own country, etc.
See also
tax exile
More examples
- Her popularity has declined since her triumphal return from exile two years ago.
- The opposition leader returned to a hero's welcome after seven years in exile.
- After the military coup, the family left for self-imposed exile in America.
- During the war, they had to leave their homes and go into exile.
- Anyone who disagreed with the powerful ruling family, the Medici, would be forced to go into exile.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Punishing someone by sending them somewhere else
- banish
- deport
- deportee
- expatriate
- expel
- expulsion
- extraordinary rendition
- rid
- send
- send sb down
- send sb off
- shun
- transport
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Evicting and forcing to leave
exileverb [ T ]
uk/ˈek.saɪl//ˈeɡ.zaɪl/us/ˈek.saɪl//ˈeɡ.zaɪl/to send someone away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons:
The monarch was exiled because of the coup.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Punishing someone by sending them somewhere else
- banish
- deport
- deportee
- expatriate
- expel
- expulsion
- extraordinary rendition
- rid
- send
- send sb down
- send sb off
- shun
- transport
exiled
adjective uk/ˈek.saɪld//ˈeɡ.zaɪld/us/ˈek.saɪld//ˈeɡ.zaɪld/
the exiled king