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exile

UK/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/ US/ˈɛkˌsaɪl/ fairly common
verb (1) noun (3)

verb

1.

expel from a country

  • “The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government”
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noun

1.
2.

expelled from home or country by authority

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3.

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”
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Origin

From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).

Phrases

  • exile of conscience
  • internal exile
  • tax exile

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