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- Dictionaryexiled/ˈeɡˌzīld/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) having been expelled and barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons: "supporters of the exiled king"
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The meaning of EXILE is the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home. How to use exile in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Exile.
EXILED definition: 1. sent away from your own country, town, etc., especially for political reasons: 2. sent away…. Learn more.
the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons: go into exile The king went into exile because of the political situation in his country. in exile The deposed leaders are currently in exile in the neighbouring country. [ C ]
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 Exile.
If someone is exiled, they are living in a foreign country because they cannot live in their own country, usually for political reasons. His second wife, Hilary, had been widowed, then exiled from South Africa.
If you are exiled from a place, you must leave and not return. Such punishment is called exile. For example, after he was removed from power, Napoleon lived in exile on the island of Elba.
(of a person) living in a foreign country because they cannot live in their own country,.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
n. 1. a prolonged, usually enforced absence from one's home or country; banishment. 2. (Law) the expulsion of a person from his native land by official decree. 3. a person banished or living away from his home or country; expatriate. vb. to expel from home or country, esp by official decree as a punishment; banish.
EXILE meaning: 1 : a situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home and go to live in a foreign country often used after in or into sometimes used figuratively; 2 : a period of time during which someone has lived in exile
noun. /ˈeksaɪl/, /ˈeɡzaɪl/ [uncountable, singular] the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons or as a punishment. a place of exile. He returned after 40 years of exile. in exile He has lived in exile since 1989. into exile The whole family went into exile. to be forced/sent into exile.
