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Meaning of internal exile | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Banishment to a remote part of one's own country as a punishment or sanction.
    uncountable
  2. A person thus banished.
    countable
  3. A sense of alienation and uprootedness.
    figuratively, uncountable

Examples

“The Government has said that all those sentenced to three months of internal exile and rehabilitation are ordinary criminals and that there is no political motive for the decision.”
“Unless this internal shift can be made, then not only the Russians but all of humanity will continue to languish in an internal exile.”

CEFR level

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

internal fertilization internal genitalia internal iliac artery internal jugular vein internal link internal maxillary artery

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