exile

See also exilé

English

Etymology

Middle English exil, from Old French essil exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/, /ˈɛkˌsaɪl/, SAMPA: /"Eg%zaIl/, /"Ek%saIl/
• Hyphenation: ex‧ile

Noun

Wikipedia exile (plural exiles)

1. The state of being banished from one's home or country.

   he lived in exile.

   they chose exile rather than assimilation.

2. Someone who is banished from one's home or country.

   he lived as an exile.

Synonyms

• (the state): banishment
• (the person): expatriate, expat

Derived terms

• internal exile

Translations

the state of being banished from one's home or country

Chinese: Mandarin: 流亡 (cmn) (liúwáng), 放逐 (cmn) (fàngzhú), 流放 (cmn) (liúfàng) Croatian: izgnànstvo (hr) n., prògōnstvo (hr) n. Dutch: ballingschap (nl) f. Finnish: maanpako (fi) French: exil (fr) m. German: Exil (de) n. Greek: εξορία (el) (exoría) f. Hebrew: הגליה  (he) (haglaya)

Hindi: निर्वासन (hi) (Nirvāsana) Hungarian: száműzés (hu), száműzetés (hu) Irish: deoraíocht (ga) f. Italian: esilio (it) m. Japanese: 亡命 (ja) (ぼうめい, bōmei), 追放 (ja) (ついほう, tsuihō) Latin: ablēgātiō (la) f. Manx: joarreeaght (gv) f., joarreeys (gv) m. Portuguese: exílio (pt) m. Russian: ссылка (ru) (ssýlka) f., изгнание (ru) (izgnánije) n. Spanish: exilio (es) m. Volapük: xil (vo)

someone who is banished from one's home or country

Croatian: ìzgnanīk (hr) m., ìzgnanica (hr) f., prògnanīk (hr) m., prògnanica (hr) f. Dutch: banneling (nl) m. Finnish: maanpakolainen German: Exilant (de) m. Greek: εξόριστος (el) (exóristos) m. Hebrew: גולה (he) m. and f. Hungarian: száműzött (hu) Irish: deoraí (ga) m.

Italian: esiliato (it), esule (it) Manx: eebyrtagh (gv) m., fogaragh (gv) m. Portuguese: exilado (pt) m. Russian: ссыльный (ru) (ssýl'nyj), изгнанник (ru) (izgnánnik) m. Scottish Gaelic: fògarrach (gd) m., deòradh (gd) m., eilthireach (gd) m. Volapük: xiläb (vo) West Frisian: balling (fy)

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Icelandic: útlagi Japanese: 追放人 Spanish: exilio

Verb

exile (third-person singular simple present exiles, present participle exiling, simple past and past participle exiled)

1. To send into exile.

Synonyms

• banish

Translations

to send into exile

Dutch: verbannen (nl) Esperanto: ekzili (eo) Finnish: karkottaa, ajaa maanpakoon Greek: εξορίζω (el) (exorízo) Hungarian: száműz (hu)

Irish: ionnarb (ga), díbir (ga) Italian: esiliare (it) Luxembourgish: exiléieren (lb) Manx: eebyrt (gv) Spanish: exiliar (es)

Anagrams

• lexie, Lexie

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French

Verb

exile

1. first-person singular present indicative of exiler
2. third-person singular present indicative of exiler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of exiler
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of exiler
5. second-person singular imperative of exiler

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Latin

Adjective

exīle

1. nominative neuter singular of exīlis
2. accusative neuter singular of exīlis
3. vocative neuter singular of exīlis