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exile
[ eg-zahyl, ek-sahyl ]
noun
- expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
- the fact or state of expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree:
She had to live in exile.
- a person banished from their native land.
- prolonged separation from one's country or home, such as by force of circumstances:
Many will suffer wartime exile.
- anyone separated from their 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)
- to expel or banish (a person) from their country; expatriate.
Synonyms: , ,
- to separate from country, home, etc.:
Disagreements exiled him from his family.
Synonyms: , ,
exile
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
verb
- to expel from home or country, esp by official decree as a punishment; banish
Exile
2/ ˈɛɡzaɪl; ˈɛksaɪl /
noun
- the Exileanother name for Babylonian captivity
Derived Forms
- exilic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- i·· adjective
- i· noun
- ܲȴ-i adjective
- ܲ·i adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of exile1
Example Sentences
Successive promotions from League One to the Premier League ended their 22-year exile from the top flight last summer, but they have been unable to stave off an immediate return to the Championship.
Tatars were only able to return to Crimea from exile from 1989 as the Soviet Union fell apart, and they now make up about 15% of Crimea's population.
The artist is recognised for solo exhibition After the Storm at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, and the jury were impressed by his "powerful representation" of war and exile.
Nevertheless, as pope, Francis rehabilitated and reconciled with several liberation theologians once exiled by his predecessors and seemed to share the goal of orienting the church more towards serving the oppressed.
Alberti was a genius — a polymath who grew up in exile from Florence.
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