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exile

 
/ˈeksaɪl/, /ˈegzaɪl/ noun

Translation

SITUATION [U] when someone has to leave their home and live in another country, often for political reasons
sürülme, sürgün
He spent the war years in exile in New York. The King was forced into exile.704
PERSON [C] someone who is forced to live in another country
sürülmüş/sürgün kimse
She lived the rest of her life as an exile in the UK.7041623
exile verb [T] to force someone to leave their home and live in another country, often for political reasons
sürmek, sürgüne göndermek
704
exiled adjective
sürgüne yollanmış
(Definition of exile noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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