noun
1. the act of expelling a person from their native land
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men in exile dream of hope
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his deportation to a penal colony
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the expatriation of wealthy farmers
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the sentence was one of transportation for life
• Syn: ↑exile, ↑deportation, ↑transportation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑expatriate, ↑deport (for: ↑deportation), ↑exile (for: ↑exile)
• Hypernyms: ↑banishment, ↑proscription
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Babylonian Captivity
2. migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
• Syn: ↑emigration, ↑out-migration
• Derivationally related forms: ↑expatriate, ↑emigrate (for: ↑emigration)
• Hypernyms: ↑migration
Useful english dictionary. 2012.