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exile

/ˈeksaɪl/noun

उच्चारण एक्साइल

निर्वासन, देश-निकाला

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noun
  1. 1

    [U, sing.]

    the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons

    निर्वासन, देश-निकाला

    • The poet died in exile.
    • the Pandavas' thirteen years of exile
    • The leader spent ten years in exile.
    + 2 more examples
    • Rama went into exile for fourteen years.
    • The writer returned from exile after the change of government.

    Synonyms banishment expulsion deportation expatriation

    Opposite return repatriation homecoming

  2. 2

    [C]

    a person who lives away from their own country, either by choice or because they are forced to

    निर्वासित व्यक्ति, प्रवासी

    • Tibetan exiles in Dharamshala
    • The poet lived as an exile in London for many years.
    • The country welcomed back its exiles after the war.
    + 2 more examples
    • As an exile, he missed the smell of the monsoon.
    • Many exiles built new lives in other lands.

    Synonyms émigré expatriate refugee outcast deportee

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb usually passive

    to force somebody to leave their country, especially for political reasons or as a punishment

    निर्वासित करना, देश से निकाल देना

    • Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to Rangoon in 1858.
    • The king exiled his minister after the quarrel.
    • The emperor was exiled to a distant island.
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    • She was exiled for writing against the king.
    • The leaders were exiled after the failed revolt.

    Synonyms banish expel deport drive out expatriate

    Opposite welcome recall repatriate

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

in exile

Use in exile for the state of living away from your country by force.

जबरन देश से दूर रहने की स्थिति के लिए 'in exile' आता है।

  • Bahadur Shah Zafar died in exile in Rangoon.
  • The poet lived in exile for twenty years.

exile sb from + country

As a verb, exile takes from for the home country.

Verb के रूप में 'exile' में अपने देश के लिए 'from' आता है।

  • The king was exiled from his kingdom.

go into / send into exile

Use into with go, send or force for entering the state of exile.

निर्वासन में प्रवेश दर्शाने के लिए 'go', 'send' या 'force' के साथ 'into' आता है।

  • Many leaders went into exile during the war.

an exile (person)

As a countable noun, an exile is the person who lives away from home.

Countable noun के रूप में 'exile' घर से दूर रहने वाले व्यक्ति को कहते हैं।

  • The exiles hoped to return after the new government.
+Collocations 4

verb + exile

go intosend intoreturn fromlive inbe forced into

  • The leader returned from exile after twelve years.

adjective + exile

politicalforcedvoluntarylongself-imposed

  • He chose a self-imposed exile abroad.

exile + noun

governmentyearscommunityleaderlife

  • The exile government kept the flag alive.

in exile + preposition

in exile abroadin exile forin exile frominto exile inout of exile

  • Ram lived in exile for fourteen years.
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  • Lord Ram spent fourteen years in exile.

भगवान राम ने चौदह वर्ष वनवास में बिताए।

  • The government sent the rebel leader into exile.

सरकार ने विद्रोही नेता को निर्वासित कर दिया।

  • Many Tibetans live in exile in India.

बहुत से तिब्बती भारत में निर्वासन में रहते हैं।

  • The writer found her voice during her years of exile.

निर्वासन के वर्षों में लेखिका को अपनी आवाज़ मिली।

  • He was exiled for criticising the king.

राजा की आलोचना करने के कारण उन्हें निर्वासित कर दिया गया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ He lived at exile for years.

✓ He lived in exile for years.

The state of exile takes in.

निर्वासन की अवस्था के लिए 'in' आता है।

✗ The king was exiled to his own country.

✓ The king was exiled from his own country.

Exile means sent away from home, so from is used.

'Exile' का अर्थ घर से दूर भेजना है, इसलिए 'from' आता है।

✗ She was sent in exile.

✓ She was sent into exile.

Movement into the state of exile takes into.

निर्वासन की अवस्था में जाने के लिए 'into' आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Exile, banish and deport all force a person out, but the authority and the manner differ.

तीनों व्यक्ति को जबरन बाहर करते हैं, पर अधिकार और तरीके में अंतर है।

exile

Being forced to live away from home, often for political reasons.

प्रायः राजनीतिक कारणों से घर से दूर रहने को बाध्य होना।

  • He lived in exile.

banish

To order someone to leave a place, as a punishment.

दंड के रूप में किसी को स्थान छोड़ने का आदेश देना।

  • The tribe banished him.

deport

To send a foreign person out of a country officially.

किसी विदेशी को आधिकारिक रूप से देश से बाहर भेजना।

  • He was deported for visa fraud.
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exiled adj.
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AaSpelling

ex·ile

With -ile (not 'exhile' or 'exsile').

अंत में -ile ('exhile' या 'exsile' गलत है)।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: sending a person away from his country as punishment is exile or banishment; the person is an exile; sending a foreigner back to his own country is deportation.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: दंड के रूप में व्यक्ति को उसके देश से बाहर भेजना exile या banishment; व्यक्ति exile; विदेशी को उसके देश वापस भेजना deportation।

General knowledge

Rama's fourteen years of exile (vanvas); Bahadur Shah Zafar exiled to Rangoon; the Dalai Lama has lived in exile in India since 1959.

राम का चौदह वर्ष का वनवास; बहादुर शाह ज़फ़र का रंगून निर्वासन; दलाई लामा 1959 से भारत में निर्वासन में हैं।