n. 1
The state of being banished from one's home or country.
They chose exile rather than assimilation.
n. 2
Someone who is banished from their home or country.
She lived as an exile, and did her best to make the most out of such life.
v. 1
To send (someone or something) into exile.

Forms

Plural: exiles → expatriations, expulsions, deportations, transportations…
Past participle: exiled
e.g. exiled → expatriated, banished, deported, ostracized…

Choose the right word

Exile, Expatriate or Banished?

One may expatriate or exile himself; he is banished by others.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

deportation Deportation and genocide are two different things.
expulsion His expulsion from university was occasioned by his academic misconduct.
ostracism Cancel culture is a modern form of ostracism.
outcast I felt like an outcast among those people.

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

5 letters: expel², expat
6 letters: deport², banish², exilee, forban
7 letters: outcast²
8 letters: outsider³, relegate³, deportee³
9 letters: transport², expulsion³, ostracism⁴, ostracize³, proscribe², ostracise
10 letters: separation⁴, relegation, expatriate⁴, banishment³
11 letters: deportation⁴
12 letters: proscription³, expatriation⁵
14 letters: transportation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (expel² = 2 syllables).