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ex•ile n., v., -iled, -il•ing.
n.

[uncountable] being sent out of one's native land;
banishment.
[countable] a person who is banished or separated from his or her native land.

v. [~ + object]

to send out (a person) from his or her country;
banish:Napoleon was exiled to a small island near Italy.

ex•ile n., v., -iled, -il•ing.
n.

expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
the fact or state of such expulsion:to live in exile.
a person banished from his or her native land.
prolonged separation from one's country or home, as by force of circumstances:wartime exile.
anyone separated from his or her country or home voluntarily or by force of circumstances.
Judaism the Exile, the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, 597–538 b.c.

v.t.

to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country;
expatriate.
to separate from country, home, etc.:Disagreements exiled him from his family.

Latin ex(s)ilium, equivalent. to exsul banished person + -ium -ium
Middle English exil banishment 1250–1300

ex′il•a•ble, adj.
ex′il•er, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

exile /ˈɛɡzaɪl; ˈɛksaɪl/ n

a prolonged, usually enforced absence from one's home or country; banishment
the expulsion of a person from his or her native land by official decree
a person banished or living away from his or her home or country; expatriate

to expel from home or country, esp by official decree as a punishment; banish

Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin exsilium banishment, from exsul banished person; perhaps related to Greek alasthai to wanderexilic /ɛɡˈzɪlɪk; ɛkˈsɪlɪk/, exˈilian adj

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