exile
Meaning
-
- The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- Someone who is banished from his home or country.
Synonyms
flight from one’s country
send into exile
ceremony of expelling a monk
evacue
sending into exile
sentence to hard labor
sentence to hard labour
banishment⫷mn⫸
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ex‧ile
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).
Bookmark this
Improve your pronunciation
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "exile" and many other words and sentences in English.
Go to our English course page
Notes
