English to English
exile
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adjective (a)
- Small; slender; thin; fine.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- a person who is expelled from home or country by authority(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- the act of expelling a person from their native land(noun.act)Example:
Men in exile dream of hope.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- expel from a country(verb.social)Example:
The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions.
source: wordnet30 - To banish or expel from one's own country or home; to drive away.(verb)source: webster1913