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Exile
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Exile
/ˈeksaɪl/
When someone is forced to live away from their native country by government or official order.
Synonyms:
banishment
expulsion
displacement
ostracism
diaspora
Antonyms:
return
homecoming
repatriation
Examples:
Victor said we'd be
exiled
.
"People can return from their
exile
, Monsieur d'Herblay."
"Does the king
exile
me?"
Etymology:
The word
exile
comes from the Latin
exilium,
meaning banishment. This, in turn, originates from the Latin
exsul,
meaning a banished person.
Usage Statistics:
3 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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