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Noun: exile  'ek,sI(-u)l or 'eg,zI(-u)l
  1. The act of expelling a person from their native land
    "men in exile dream of hope";
    - deportation, expatriation
     
  2. A person who is expelled from home or country by authority
    "The exile was forced to leave the country after his visa expired";
    - deportee
     
  3. A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
    "American exiles";
    - expatriate, expat
Verb: exile  'ek,sI(-u)l or 'eg,zI(-u)l
  1. Expel from a country
    "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions";
    - expatriate, deport

Derived forms: exiling, exiles, exiled

Type of: absentee, alien, banishment, expel, foreigner, kick out [informal], noncitizen, outlander, proscription, throw out

Antonym: repatriate

Encyclopedia: Exile, the RPG Games