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Definition of Exile
1. Verb. Expel from a country. "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
Exact synonyms: Deport, Expatriate
Generic synonyms: Expel, Kick Out, Throw Out
Derivative terms: Deportation, Deportation, Deportee, Expatriation
Antonyms: Repatriate
Generic synonyms: Expel, Kick Out, Throw Out
Derivative terms: Deportation, Deportation, Deportee, Expatriation
Antonyms: Repatriate
2. Noun. A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country. "American expatriates"
Exact synonyms: Expat, Expatriate
Generic synonyms: Absentee
Specialized synonyms: Refugee, Remittance Man
Language type: Britain
Derivative terms: Expatriate
Generic synonyms: Absentee
Specialized synonyms: Refugee, Remittance Man
Language type: Britain
Derivative terms: Expatriate
3. Noun. A person who is expelled from home or country by authority.
Exact synonyms: Deportee
Generic synonyms: Alien, Foreigner, Noncitizen, Outlander
Derivative terms: Deport, Deport, Exilic
Generic synonyms: Alien, Foreigner, Noncitizen, Outlander
Derivative terms: Deport, Deport, Exilic
4. Noun. The act of expelling a person from their native land. "The sentence was one of transportation for life"
Exact synonyms: Deportation, Expatriation, Transportation
Generic synonyms: Banishment, Proscription
Specialized synonyms: Babylonian Captivity
Derivative terms: Deport, Expatriate
Generic synonyms: Banishment, Proscription
Specialized synonyms: Babylonian Captivity
Derivative terms: Deport, Expatriate
Definition of Exile
1. n. Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion from one's home by the civil authority; banishment; sometimes, voluntary separation from one's native country.
2. v. t. To banish or expel from one's own country or home; to drive away.
3. a. Small; slender; thin; fine.
Definition of Exile
1. Noun. The state of being banished from one's home or country. ¹
2. Noun. Someone who is banished from one's home or country. ¹
3. Verb. To send into exile. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exile
1. to banish from one's own country [v -ILED, -ILING, -ILES] : EXILABLE [adj]