exiliado

exiled

adjective noun ek-see-LYAH-doh Rare

Also means

exile

Usage Note

Exiliado functions as both an adjective (el escritor exiliado — the exiled writer) and a noun (los exiliados — the exiles). It derives from exiliar (to exile) and is more specific than desterrado (banished). The feminine form is exiliada. In historical contexts relating to the Spanish Civil War, los exiliados republicanos is a very common fixed phrase.

Examples

"El poeta exiliado escribió desde París."

Natural Translation

The exiled poet wrote from Paris.

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