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Exile vs Immigration - What's the difference?

exile | immigration |

As nouns the difference between exile and immigration

is that exile is exile (someone in exile) while immigration is .

As an adjective exile

is exiled, in exile.

As a verb exile

is .

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

    * ----

    immigration

    English

    (wikipedia immigration)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

    • Related terms

    * immigrate * emigration * emigrate * migration * migrate