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exile

nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/iˈzi.lju/e·xi·lio

Definition

The state of being expelled or forced to live outside one's country or habitual place, usually for political, punitive, or security reasons.

“The poet lived ten years in exile.”

“The political regime condemned many dissidents to exile.”

political exilevoluntary exilelong exilecondemned to exile