exile

Meanings

• Noun

  The state or condition of having been expelled or driven away from one's country or home.

  - "After losing the war, the defeated soldiers were forced into exile."
  - "The famous painter went into exile to escape persecution."

• Verb

  To expel or drive away (someone) from one's country or home.

  - "The dictator exiled his political opponents."
  - "The monarch was exiled from his kingdom."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɛkˌsaɪl/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

banishment , expat , expatriate , banish , forban

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with exile
exile , trial , smile , file , pile , vile , hile , denial , appeal , veil , ale , mail , gale , wale , sale , tale , jail , male , pale

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Variants

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exile , exiles , exilic , exiled , exiling , tax exile

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Etymology

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From Old French exil, from exilier, to drive out, banish, from ex- 'out' + ille 'island'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'exile' comes from the Latin word 'exilium', which means 'banishment'.

2. In ancient Greece, exiles were often sent to the island of Aeaea.

3. The term 'political exile' refers to someone who is forced to leave their country because of their political beliefs.

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Related Concepts

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1. Refugee: A person who has been forced to leave their country because of war, persecution, or other reasons and who has sought refuge in a foreign land.

2. Diaspora: The scattering of a people from their original homeland.

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Culture

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Exile has been a significant theme in literature, particularly in works such as 'The Odyssey', 'Robinson Crusoe', and 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'. It has also been used as a metaphor for various forms of separation and isolation.

How to Memorize "exile"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine being expelled from your home or country and having to start a new life somewhere else.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'exile' with the idea of being forced to leave one's home or country.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'exile' starts with the letter 'E' and has the same number of syllables as the word 'island'.

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