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- pronunciation:
- eg
zaIl
[or]
ek
saIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the condition of being sent away from one's country and not allowed to return as a punishment.
The government sent the spy into exile for ten years.- synonyms:
- banishment
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definition 2: |
a person who is separated from his or her country or home.
Many Cuban exiles live in the United States.- similar words:
- alien, foreigner, outcast, refugee, stranger
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
exiles, exiling, exiled |
definition: |
to send away from one's country or home as a punishment.
The king exiled the traitor.- synonyms:
- banish, deport
- similar words:
- expel, oust
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related words: |
bar, displace |
derivation: |
exilic (adj.) |
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