Definitions for exile

Definitions for (noun) exile

Main entry: transportation, deportation, exile, expatriation

Definition: the act of expelling a person from their native land

Usage: 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


Main entry: exile, deportee

Definition: a person who is expelled from home or country by authority


Main entry: exile, expat, expatriate

Definition: a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

Usage: American expatriates


Definitions for (verb) exile

Main entry: deport, exile, expatriate

Definition: expel from a country

Usage: The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions


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