EXILE


Meaning of EXILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈeksaɪl ]

n. & v. --n. 1 expulsion, or the state of being expelled, from one's native land or (internal exile) native town etc. 2 long absence abroad, esp. enforced. 3 a person expelled or long absent from his or her native country. 4 (the Exile) the captivity of the Jews in Babylon in the 6th c. BC. --v.tr. (foll. by from) officially expel (a person) from his or her native country or town etc. øøexilic adj. (esp. in sense 4 of n.). [ME f. OF exil, exiler f. L exilium banishment]

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