The meaning of EXILE is the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home. How to use exile in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Exile.

EXILED definition: 1. sent away from your own country, town, etc., especially for political reasons: 2. sent away…. Learn more.

EXILE definition: expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree. See examples of exile used in a sentence.

Napoleon 's Exile on Saint Helena by Franz Josef Sandman (1820) The First Night in Exile – This painting comes from a series illustrating the Ramayana, a Hindu epic poem. It depicts prince …

exiled (ˈɛksaɪld) adj (of a person) living in a foreign country because they cannot live in their own country, usually for political reasons

If you say that someone has been exiled from a particular place or situation, you mean that they have been sent away from it or removed from it against their will.

ex•ile /ˈɛgzaɪl, ˈɛksaɪl/ n., v., -iled, -il•ing. n. banishment. [countable] a person who is banished or separated from his or her native land. banish: Napoleon was exiled to a small island near Italy. …

Many chose to live as exiles rather than face persecution. The President was exiled by military rulers soon after the coup.

Synonyms for EXILED: banished, relegated, deported, evicted, transported, displaced, expatriated, expelled; Antonyms of EXILED: received, accepted, admitted, repatriated, …

noun [ C/U ] us / ˈeɡ·zɑɪl, ˈek·sɑɪl / the condition being exiled, or a person who is exiled: