Definition

1. Noun:

   • The state of being forced to live away from one's native country: "exile" refers to the condition of being expelled from or leaving one's homeland, often by authority or due to unfavorable circumstances.
   • A person who lives away from their native country: "exile" also refers to an individual who is in such a state, whether by force or by choice.

2. Verb:

   • To expel or force someone to live away from their native country: "exile" means to banish or send someone away from their homeland, typically for political or punitive reasons.

Usage Examples

• Noun (State):

  • He lived in exile for twenty years after the revolution.
  • The dream of returning home sustained her during her long exile.

• Noun (Person):

  • The writer was a famous exile who criticized the regime from abroad.
  • The city was a haven for political exiles.

• Verb:

  • The king was exiled after the coup.
  • The government exiled the dissident to a remote island.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in exile": to be living in a state of banishment from one's country.
  • The former leader has been in exile for a decade.
• "to go into exile": to leave one's country to live elsewhere, often to escape danger.
  • Fearing arrest, the journalist decided to go into exile.
• "self-imposed exile": a situation where someone chooses to leave their country, rather than being forced.
  • The artist lived in self-imposed exile to find creative freedom.

Variants and Related Words

• Exilic (adj): relating to or characteristic of exile.
  • His later poetry has an exilic tone of longing.
• Expatriate (n): a person who lives outside their native country. (Often implies voluntary absence, whereas "exile" often implies force.)
  • She worked as an expatriate in several European capitals.

Synonyms

• Noun (State): Banishment, deportation, expatriation.
• Noun (Person): Émigré, outcast, deportee.
• Verb: Banish, deport, expatriate, ostracize.

Related Phrases

• "Internal exile": punishment by confinement within a country, often to a remote region, rather than expulsion from it.
  • The poet was sent to a remote village, a form of internal exile.
• "Tax exile": a person who lives abroad to avoid paying high taxes in their home country.
  • The billionaire became a tax exile, moving to a country with lower rates.

Idioms

• "Wear the exile's cloak": to bear the condition or stigma of being an exile.
  • For years, he wore the exile's cloak with a quiet dignity.

Noun

1. the act of expelling a person from their native land
   • men in exile dream of hope
   • his deportation to a penal colony
   • the expatriation of wealthy farmers
   • the sentence was one of transportation for life
2. a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
3. a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
   • American expatriates

Verb

1. expel from a country
   • The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions