exile
Collocations
21(noun.) being sent to live in another country
ADJ
long | permanent | enforced | self-imposed, voluntary
internal
The dissident writer spent fifteen years under internal exile, forbidden from leaving his hometown.
VERB + EXILE
be driven/forced/sent into
flee into, go into
The political leader fled into exile when the new regime took power.
live in
After fleeing the war, the family had no choice but to live in exile for several years.
die in
return from
After years abroad, the former leader finally returned from exile to her native country.
PREP
in ~
The former leader lived in exile for decades before finally returning home.
~ from
The political leader lived in exile from her country for nearly twenty years.
PHRASES
a place of exile
(noun.) person forced to live in another country
ADJ
political | tax
EXILE + VERB
return
After years abroad, many refugees hoped their exile would finally end so they could return home.
PHRASES
the recall of exiles, the return of exiles
(verb.)
ADV
permanently, temporarily
effectively
After losing his job and apartment, he was effectively exiled from the city where he'd lived for twenty years.
PREP
from
After the revolution, thousands of people went into exile from their homeland.
to
After the revolution, the former president went into exile to avoid arrest.