Exile
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of expelling a person from their native land
"Men in exile dream of hope"
"His deportation to a penal colony"
"The expatriation of wealthy farmers"
"The sentence was one of transportation for life"
(2) Expelled from home or country by authority
(3) Voluntarily absent from home or country
verb
(4) Expel from a country
"The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
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Etymology
Middle English exil, from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium "state of exile", derived from exsul, exul "exiled person".
Noun
- The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- he lived in exile.
- they chose exile rather than assimilation.
- Someone who is banished from one's home or country.
- he lived as an exile.