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Meaning of 'exile' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Exile [ a.]
- Small; slender; thin; fine.
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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'exile' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . exile [ n]
Meaning (1):
- 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
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
3 . exile [ v]
Meaning (3):
- expel from a country
Example in sentence:
  • The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions

Nearby Words:

exiccate exiccation exigence exigencies exigency exigendary exigent exigenter exigible exiguity

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