exile en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/ (UK, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛkˌsaɪl/ (UK, US)
- (US) audio
- /ɪɡˈzaɪl/ (obsolete) for the verb
Etymology
From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.
My son, a Canada-based IT professional who often travels to Ukraine, told me about the exhilarating atmosphere on those Ukraine-bound trains, bringing home hundreds of the unwilling refugees, mostly women and children (including the babies, born in exile on the way to meet their Ukrainian fighter fathers for the first time). The difference between Ukrainian refugees and other reluctant exiles is that Ukrainians are desperate to return.
2024 September 4, Vitali Vitaliev, “A salute to Ukraine's 'Second Army'”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 49:He lived in exile.
Let them be recalled from their exile.
c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv]:They chose exile rather than assimilation.
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(countable) Someone who is banished from their home or country.
Thou art an exile, and thou must not stay.
c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:My son, a Canada-based IT professional who often travels to Ukraine, told me about the exhilarating atmosphere on those Ukraine-bound trains, bringing home hundreds of the unwilling refugees, mostly women and children (including the babies, born in exile on the way to meet their Ukrainian fighter fathers for the first time). The difference between Ukrainian refugees and other reluctant exiles is that Ukrainians are desperate to return.
2024 September 4, Vitali Vitaliev, “A salute to Ukraine's 'Second Army'”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 49:She lived as an exile, and did her best to make the most out of such life.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exiles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
exiledom · exile of conscience · government-in-exile · antiexile · exilarch · tax exile · exilarchy · internal exile · exilian · self-exile · exilic · exilehood · postexile
Synonyms
banishment · expatriate · émigré
Translations (246)
pl wygnanie (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · mn цөллөг (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · es desterrado (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · alt ийери (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · la exsul (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sl izgon (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ur تَبْعِید (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · uk вигна́ниця (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · fi maanpakolaisuus (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · bg изгна́ничка (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · gv fogaragh (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · es exilio (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · lv trimda (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · uk вигна́нець (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sk vyhnanstvo (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · nb eksil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · he גּוֹלָה (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · uk екзи́л (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · bg зато́ченик (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · eo ekzilulo (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · et väljasaadetu (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ko 망명자 (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · nb landflyktig (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · alt сӱрӱп ийери (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sh ìzgnanīk (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · la exsilium (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · id eksil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · bg зато́ченица (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · it esiliato (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · et maapagu (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ru ссы́льная (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · kk сүргін (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · grc ἐξορία (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · fi maanpako (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ba һөргөн (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ca bandejament (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · gv skeayltagh (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · tk sürgün (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · alt айду (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sl izgnanka (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · hy աքսորում (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ga deoraí (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ang wræc (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · gl exilio (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ast estierru (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ur جَلا وَطَن (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sh ègzīl (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · el εξόριστος (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · mk прогонство (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · pl zesłanie (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · fi maanpakolainen (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · da eksil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · kk қуғындалушы (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · be засла́ньне (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · cs vyhnanství (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · mk егзил (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · hi निर्वासित (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · gv joarreeaght (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · be выгна́нне (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sq internuar (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · de Exil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · he גּוֹלֶה (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · pl banicja (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · alt сӱрдӱрген кижи (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · fa-ira جَلاوَطَن (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ar نَفْي (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · da udlændighed (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sh про̀го̄нство (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · fy balling (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sv landsflykting (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · cmn 流放 (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · tr ihraç (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ur جَلا وَطَنی (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · nl verbanning (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sh ìzgnanica (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · bn নির্বাসন (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · nb utlendighet (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · pt desterro (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sk vyhnanec (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · cmn 放逐 (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sk exil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · az sürgün (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · de Verbannung (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sh prògōnstvo (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ru изгна́нница (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · alt аткарары (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · gd eilthireach (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · he גּוֹלָה (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · tt сөрген (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · hu száműzés (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · tg бадарға (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · pl wygnanka (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · pt exilado (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · mk изгнаница (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · mi whakapakotanga (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · lo ການເນລະເທດ (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · cmn 被放逐者 (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · fa-ira تَبْعید (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sh prògnanīk (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · fr exil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · he גָּלוּת (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · cs vyhnankyně (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · eo ekzilo (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · nl banneling (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sv exil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ru ссы́лка (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ms eksil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · id pengasingan (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · lv trimdinieks (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ar مَنْفًى (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · bg зато́ченичка (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · it esule (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · be выгна́ньнік (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · et maapagulane (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · nl ballingschap (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sl izgnanec (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · de Exilantin (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · nn eksil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · fr exilé (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ru изгна́нник (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ja 亡命 (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · da eksil (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · et eksiil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · is útlegð (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · de Exilant (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · alt сӱрӱп салар (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · be выгна́ньне (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ka განდევნა (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ca exiliada (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · cmn 流亡者 (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ca exili (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · bg заточе́ние (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ba һөрөлгән кеше (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · th การเนรเทศ (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · vo xiläb (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ja 追放 (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · mt eżilju (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · mk изгнаник (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · hy աքսորյալ (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · et pagendatu (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ast esterredu (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · lt tremtis (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · be выгна́ньніца (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · gv joarreeys (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · cs exil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · hi देशनिकाला (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · pl banita (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sl izgnanstvo (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · tg табъид (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · tg бадарғашуда (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · hi निर्वासन (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sh prògnanica (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · cmn 流亡 (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · vi lưu vong (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · is útlagi (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · bg изгна́ница (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · el εξορία (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · oc exili (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ms buangan (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ro exil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · pl wygnaniec (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · kk айдалу (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · hu száműzetés (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · cs exulantka (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sh изгна̀нство (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ug سۈرگۈن (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · uz surgun (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · uz surgun (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ga deoraíocht (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · hy աքսոր (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ru ссы́льный (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sq mërgim (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sl pregnanstvo (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sk vyhnankyňa (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sq internuare (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sq internim (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · uk екзи́ль (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ast exiliu (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · tr sürgün (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · my ပြည်နှင်ဒဏ် (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · pt degredado (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ka გაძევებული (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ur تَبْعِیدی (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ka გაძევება (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · alt ссылка (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · be выгна́нніца (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ca exiliat (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · de Verbannter (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sv landsflykt (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ko 추방 (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ca bandejat (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · uk засла́ння (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · vo xil (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · cs exulant (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ja 亡命者 (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ca desterrament (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · nb forvising (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ar تَبْعِيد (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · cy alltudiaeth (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · gv eebyrtagh (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · it esilio (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · fa-ira تَبْعیدی (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · km ការនិរទេស (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · lv izraidītais (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sh izgnànstvo (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · gl desterro (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · nn flyktning (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · uk вигна́ння (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ro exilare (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · alt јеринеҥ сӱрдӱрген кижи (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · lv izraidījums (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ko 망명 (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · be засла́нне (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · gd fògarrach (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sh ѝзгон (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · bg изгна́ние (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ru изгна́ние (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · nn landflyktig (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · gd deòradh (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ky сүргүн (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · sh ѐгзӣл (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · tr sürgün (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · la ablēgātiō (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · nb flyktning (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ro exilat (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · sh ìzgon (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · az sürgün (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · bg изгна́ник (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · arc גלותא (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · mk изгнанство (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · bo བཙན་བྱོལ་བ (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ota اخراج (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · pt exílio (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · hu száműzött (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · kk қуғын (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · pl banitka (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · cy alltud (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · kmr sirgûn (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · es exiliado (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · lt tremtinys (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · ast destierru (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · ang wreċċa (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · be выгна́ннік (someone who is banished from one's home or country) · pl uchodźstwo (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · es destierro (the state of being banished from one's home or country) · cs vyhnanec (someone who is banished from one's home or country)