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      exile
      noun
      the act of expelling a person from their native land
      a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
      a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
      verb
      expel from a country
      Roots
      exex- · Latin · out, forthexsul-il · Latin · wanderer, banished
      Synonyms for exile
      deporteenexpatriatenexpatriationndeportationnexpelleebanishmentndeportvexpulsionnostracismnemigratevdiasporanemigrationnoutcastn
      Words related to exile
      exilernexilementnexilianflemepostexilianexilicadjexpatnpostexilicadjbanishedvexpatriatismnanathematizationnreclusionnexodistsojourningnfleesvpatriatevousternpetalismnimprisonmentnflednbanishervprisonmentnextraditedvostracizedvnostosexpelledvsojournsn

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      Where does exile come from?

      The word exile breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: ex-, from Latin ex (“out, forth”); and -il, from Latin exsul (“wanderer, banished”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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