EXILES Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of exile

as in expulsions

the forced removal from a homeland the exile of French settlers from Nova Scotia resulted in the birth of the Cajun community in the U.S.

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as in refugees

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons after being overthrown in a coup, the dictator spent the remainder of his life as an exile in a string of less-than-welcoming countries

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verb

present tense third-person singular of exile

as in banishes

to force to leave a country with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain

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Milwaukee is believed to be home to one of the largest groups of Burmese refugees in the country — among them the Muslim Rohingya — but also the Karen and Chin, who have started several local American Baptist churches.

Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
American Baptist missionaries in the 1800s converted Indians and Burmese to the faith, and churches in the Milwaukee area are seeing the effects of those conversions today, especially among Burmese refugees.

Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024

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