exile

  • 31Exile — Der Begriff Exile bezeichnet: eine US amerikanische Country Rock Band, siehe Exile (Band) eine japanische J Pop Band, siehe Exile (japanische Band) den dritter Teil des Computerspiels Myst, siehe Myst#Myst III: Exile ein Adventurespiel, siehe… …

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  • 32exile — {{11}}exile (n.) c.1300, forced removal from one s country; early 14c. as a banished person; from O.Fr. exil, essil (12c.), from L. exilium (see EXILE (Cf. exile) (v.)). {{12}}exile (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. essillier exile, banish, expel, drive… …

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  • 33exile — exilable, adj. exiler, n. /eg zuyl, ek suyl/, n., v., exiled, exiling. n. 1. expulsion from one s native land by authoritative decree. 2. the fact or state of such expulsion: to live in exile. 3. a person banished from his or her native land. 4.… …

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  • 34exile — ex•ile [[t]ˈɛg zaɪl, ˈɛk saɪl[/t]] n. v. iled, il•ing 1) expulsion from one s native land or home by authoritative decree 2) the fact or state of such expulsion: to live in exile[/ex] 3) prolonged separation from one s country or home, as by… …

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  • 35exile — I. noun Etymology: Middle English exil, from Anglo French essil, exil, from Latin exilium, from exul, exsul an exile Date: 14th century 1. a. the state or a period of forced absence from one s country or home b. the state or a period of voluntary …

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  • 36exile —    The greatest exodus from Spain this century was that resulting from the Civil War of 1936–9. The collapse of the Catalan front at the end of January 1939 caused a massive flow of Republican refugees across the French border, with 470,000… …

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  • 37exile — noun 1》 the state of being barred from one s native country. 2》 a person who lives in exile. verb expel and bar (someone) from their native country. Origin ME: the noun is from OFr. exil banishment , exile banished person ; the verb is from OFr.… …

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  • 38exile — [ˈeksaɪl] noun I 1) [U] a situation in which someone is forced to live in a foreign country, usually for political reasons He died in exile in 1986.[/ex] 2) [C] someone who has been forced to live in a foreign country II verb [T] exile [ˈeksaɪl]… …

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  • 39exile —    This word (from the Latin exilium, meaning banishment ) refers to an absence from one s native land; sometimes this separation is forced, at other times it is self imposed or voluntary. The Babylonian Exile (587 539 BC) was a tragic yet… …

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  • 40exile — n. & v. n. 1 expulsion, or the state of being expelled, from one s native land or (internal exile) native town etc. 2 long absence abroad, esp. enforced. 3 a person expelled or long absent from his or her native country. 4 (the Exile) the… …

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