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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.>Synonymsbanishment, deportation, displacement, expatriation, expulsionRelated Wordsostracism; extradition; dispersion, scattering; emigration, migration; evacuationNear Antonymsrepatriation, return; immigration
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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 countries>— see émigré 1
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