forced+exile

  • 1Exile —    Exile during the “dirty wars” and the years leading up to them took many forms. Some people, fearing state persecution, sought diplomatic asylum or left the country unofficially. Others, though leaving voluntarily, did so not out of fear, but… …

    Historical Dictionary of the “Dirty Wars”

  • 2Forced settlements in the Soviet Union — took several forms. Though the most notorious was the Gulag labor camp system of penal labor, resettling of entire categories of population was another method of political repression. At the same time, involuntary settlement played a role in the… …

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  • 3Exile — Ex ile, n. [OE. exil, fr. L. exilium, exsilium, fr. exsuil one who quits, or is banished from, his native soil; ex out + solum ground, land, soil, or perh. fr.the root of salire to leap, spring; cf. F. exil. Cf. {Sole} of the foot, {Saltation}.]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Exile — multipleissues refimprove = May 2007 laundry = January 2008Exile means to be away from one s home (i.e. city, state or country) while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by prison or death upon return. It… …

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  • 5exile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 being sent to live in another country ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ permanent ▪ enforced (esp. BrE), forced ▪ self imposed, voluntary …

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  • 6exile — ex|ile1 [ˈeksaıl, ˈegzaıl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: exil, from Latin exilium, from exul person sent away ] 1.) [singular, U] a situation in which you are forced to leave your country and live in another country, especially for… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7exile — I UK [ˈeksaɪl] / US [ˈeɡˌzaɪl] / US [ˈekˌsaɪl] noun Word forms exile : singular exile plural exiles * 1) a) [uncountable] a situation in which you are forced to live in a foreign country because you cannot live in your own country, usually for… …

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  • 8exile — ex|ile1 [ eg,zaıl, ek,saıl ] noun * 1. ) uncount a situation in which you are forced to live in a foreign country because you cannot live in your own country, usually for political reasons: poems written by Victor Hugo during his exile in the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9exile — 1 noun 1 (singular, uncountable) a situation in which you are forced to leave your country to live in another country, especially for political reasons: After a long period of enforced exile he returned to rule his country again. | be in exile:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10Exile on Main St. — Infobox Album Name = Exile on Main St. Type = double album Artist = The Rolling Stones Released = 12 May 1972 Recorded = July 1971 March 1972 Genre = Rock, blues rock Length = 67:17 Label = Rolling Stones/Atlantic 2900 Producer = Jimmy Miller… …

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