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Meaning of Banishment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbænɪʃmənt

Definitions

  1. The act of banishing.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The state of being banished, exile.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إخراج النّفي مطاردة
Azərbaycan dili sürgün
Bosanski izgnanstvo izgon изгнанство изгон прогонство
Deutsch Deportation Verbannung
Ελληνικά διώξιμο
Español exilio
Suomi karkotus maanpako
Français banni bannissement
Gàidhlig fògradh
हिन्दी देश-निकाला देशनिकाला निर्वासन
Hrvatski izgnanstvo izgon изгнанство изгон прогонство
Magyar száműzetés
Հայերեն աքսոր աքսորում
Bahasa Indonesia pembuangan pengucilan pengusiran
日本語 流刑 流竄 流罪 竄流 追放
한국어 귀양
Kurdî surgun
Latina ablegatio acula bannus exsilium exsulatus exterminatio exterminium relegatio
Te Reo Māori whakapakotanga
Македонски прогонство
Nederlands ballingschap verbanning
Polski banicja banicyjny wygnanie
Русский высылка изгнание ссылка
Српски izgnanstvo izgon изгнанство изгон прогонство
Türkçe ihraç sürgün

Examples

“The judge⟳ pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.”
“He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.”
“You are in error. / This is terror. / This is your banishment. This land⟳ is mine. / This is what you earn⟳. / This is the Law of No Return⟳. / This is the sour dough, this the sweet wine. / This is my history, this my race⟳ / And this unhappy man threw acid in my face⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Banishments Banisilan Banister banisterine banisterioid Banisters

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