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Exile vs Emigration - What's the difference?

exile | emigration |

As nouns the difference between exile and emigration

is that exile is the state of being banished from one's home or country while emigration is the act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.

As a verb exile

is to send into exile.

exile

English

Noun

(wikipedia exile) (en noun)
  • The state of being banished from one's home or country.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Let them be recalled from their exile .
  • Someone who is banished from one's home or country.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Thou art an exile , and thou must not stay.

    Synonyms

    * (the state) banishment * (the person) expatriate, expat

    Derived terms

    * internal exile

    Verb

    (exil)
  • To send into exile.
  • * Tennyson
  • Exiled from eternal God.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Calling home our exiled friends abroad.

    Synonyms

    * banish

    Anagrams

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    emigration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
  • A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively; as, the German emigration.
  • See also

    * ("emigration" on Wikipedia) ----