🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

exilio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eˈsiljo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exile/ˈɛk.saɪl/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Tuvo que vivir en el exilio."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.

    "He lived in political exile for over twenty years."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'exile' originates from the Latin 'exilium', meaning 'banishment', which evolved through Old French 'exil' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a general state of being away from one's home to a more specific legal or political context of forced removal.

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