exile
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See also exilé
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[edit] Etymology
Middle English exil, from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium "state of exile", derived from exsul, exul "exiled person".
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exile (plural exiles)
- The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- he lived in exile.
- they chose exile rather than assimilation.
- Someone who is banished from one's home or country.
- he lived as an exile.
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- (the state) banishment
- (the person) expatriate, expat
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the state of being banished from one's home or country
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someone who is banished from one's home or country
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to exile (third-person singular simple present exiles, present participle exiling, simple past and past participle exiled)
- To send into exile.
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to send into exile
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exile