exile
The state of being banished from one's home or countryThe state of being banished from one's home or country.
» He was exiled to an island for the crime of high treason.
Он был сослан на остров за государственную измену.
Його було вислано на острів за державну зраду.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The state of being banished from one's home or country.
He lived in exile.
They chose exile rather than assimilation.
Exil, Verbannung
ссы́лкаssýlka, изгна́ниеizgnánije
вигна́нняvyhnánnja, засла́нняzaslánnja, екзи́льekzýlʹ
a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
(countable)Someone who is banished from their home or country.
She lived as an exile, and did her best to make the most out of such life.
Exilant, Exilantin, Verbannter
ссы́льныйssýlʹnyj, ссы́льнаяssýlʹnaja, изгна́нникizgnánnik
вигна́нецьvyhnánecʹ, вигна́ницяvyhnánycja
a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
Examples
73 sentencesHe was exiled to an island for the crime of high treason.
Його було вислано на острів за державну зраду. — deniko
ruОн был сослан на остров за государственную измену. — Biga
He was exiled from his country.
ruОн был изгнан из своей страны. — odexed
Tom is still living in exile.
He was exiled from his own country.
ruОн был изгнан из собственной страны. — odexed
deEr wurde aus seinem eigenen Land verbannt. — Sudajaengi
I've been exiled.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exiliFrom Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).
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Forms
plural: exilesSynonyms
8 synonyms- the act of expelling a person from their native land:deportationexpatriationtransportation
- a person who is expelled from home or country by authority:deportee
- a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country:expatriateexpat
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable