exile
C1UK /ˈeksaɪl/US /ˈeksaɪl/
Meaning
noun
the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons or as a punishment
“a place of exile”
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“Many of my co-workers were ex-political prisoners, people who had been displaced from their homes or fled into exile because they had the temerity to speak against their governments.”
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Many of my co-workers were ex-political prisoners, people who had been displaced from their homes or fled into exile because they had the temerity to speak against their governments.
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