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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 ]
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.
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.
Definition of 'exiled' Word Frequency. exiled in British English. (ˈɛɡzaɪld , ˈɛks- ) adjective. (of a person) living in a foreign country because they cannot live in their own country, usually for political reasons. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'exiled' in a sentence. exiled.
