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, ↑expatriation, ↑transportation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑expatriate (for: ↑expatriation), ↑deport, ↑exile (for: ↑exile)
• Hypernyms: ↑banishment, ↑proscription
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Babylonian Captivity
2. the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
• Derivationally related forms: ↑deport
Useful english dictionary. 2012.