B2nounhistorypolitics
US/ˈeɡ.zaɪl/
UK/ˈek.saɪl/
the state of being forced to live away from your own country, often for political reasons
In context
The poet spent twenty years in exile and never saw his hometown again.
After the coup, the former president went into exile in a neighboring country.
In 1911, Phan Bội Châu was already working from exile in Japan and China.
Words that go with exile
noun + preposition
- in exileThe group formed a government in exile in London.
- years of exileAfter years of exile, he finally came home to vote.
verb + preposition
- go into exileThe king was forced to go into exile after the revolution.
- return from exileCrowds filled the streets when she returned from exile.
adjective + noun
- political exileParis was home to many a political exile in the 1930s.