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English noun: exile | |||
| 1. | exile (person) a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country | ||
| Samples | American expatriates. | ||
| Synonyms | expat, expatriate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | absentee | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | refugee, remittance man | ||
| 2. | exile (person) a person who is expelled from home or country by authority | ||
| Synonyms | deportee | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander | ||
| 3. | exile (act) the act of expelling a person from their native land | ||
| Samples | Men in exile dream of hope. His deportation to a penal colony. The expatriation of wealthy farmers. The sentence was one of transportation for life. | ||
| Synonyms | deportation, expatriation, transportation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | banishment, proscription | ||
| Instance hyponym | Babylonian Captivity | ||
English verb: exile | |||
| 1. | exile (social) expel from a country | ||
| Samples | The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions. | ||
| Synonyms | deport, expatriate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| Antonyms | repatriate | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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