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Exile Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

plural exiles

Britannica Dictionary definition of EXILE

1 a [noncount] : a situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home and go to live in a foreign country

They hoped that his exile would be temporary.

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often used after in or into

forced into exile
He went into exile to avoid capture and execution by the government.
He now lives in exile in the United States.

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sometimes used figuratively

She went into political exile [=she stopped being involved in politics] after the last election.

b [count] : a period of time during which someone has lived in exile 2 [count] : a person who has been forced to live in a foreign country : a person who is in exile

Many chose to live as exiles rather than face persecution.

— see also tax exile

² exile /ˈɛgˌzajəl/ /ˈɛkˌsajəl/ verb

exiles; exiled; exiling

Britannica Dictionary definition of EXILE

[+ object]

: to force (someone) to go to live in a distant place or foreign country : to force (someone) into exile

—

usually used as (be) exiled

The President was exiled by military rulers soon after the coup.
an exiled writer
dissidents exiled to Siberia

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