Definition
Meaning of 'exile'
Meaning of 'exile' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Exile 
[ a.]
- Small; slender; thin; fine. [ a.]2. Exile [ n.]
- Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion from
one's home by the civil authority; banishment; sometimes, voluntary
separation from one's native country. [ n.]- The person expelled from his country by authority; also, one who separates himself from his home.
3. Exile [ v. t.]
- To banish or expel from one's own country or home; to
drive away. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'exile' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. exile [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
Example in sentence:
- American expatriates
Meaning (2):
- the act of expelling a person from their native land
- the act of expelling a person from their native land
Example in sentence:
- his deportation to a penal colony;
- men in exile dream of hope;
- the expatriation of wealthy farmers;
- the sentence was one of transportation for life
2. exile [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- expel from a country
- expel from a country
Example in sentence:
- The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
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