person in exile (noun)

  • 1exile — ► NOUN 1) the state of being barred from one s native country. 2) a person who lives in exile. ► VERB ▪ expel and bar (someone) from their native country. ORIGIN Latin exilium banishment …

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  • 2exile — /egzayl/eksayl/ Banishment; the person banished. As noun, expulsion from country; expatriation. As verb, to expel from country; to banish. See also deportation …

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  • 3exile — /egzayl/eksayl/ Banishment; the person banished. As noun, expulsion from country; expatriation. As verb, to expel from country; to banish. See also deportation …

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  • 4exile — noun 1》 the state of being barred from one s native country. 2》 a person who lives in exile. verb expel and bar (someone) from their native country. Origin ME: the noun is from OFr. exil banishment , exile banished person ; the verb is from OFr.… …

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  • 5exile — noun 1) his exile from his homeland Syn: banishment, expulsion, deportation, eviction, isolation 2) political exiles Syn: expatriate, émigré, deportee, displaced person, refugee …

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  • 6exile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 being sent to live in another country ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ permanent ▪ enforced (esp. BrE), forced ▪ self imposed, voluntary …

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  • 7exile — I. noun Etymology: Middle English exil, from Anglo French essil, exil, from Latin exilium, from exul, exsul an exile Date: 14th century 1. a. the state or a period of forced absence from one s country or home b. the state or a period of voluntary …

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  • 8exile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. expel, remove, banish, expatriate. See displacement, ejection, exclusion, seclusion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Banishment] Syn. expulsion, deportation, expatriation, ostracism, displacement,… …

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  • 9exile — 1. noun 1) his exile from the land of his birth Syn: banishment, expulsion, expatriation, deportation 2) political exiles Syn: émigré, expatriate; displaced person, refugee, deportee; informal expat; historical DP 2. ve …

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  • 10exile — [13] Latin exul meant ‘banished person’. This was formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and a prehistoric Indo European base *ul ‘go’ (represented also in Latin ambulāre ‘walk’, source of English amble and ambulance). From it was created the noun… …

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