exile, the Exile

Definition:

The term "exile" refers to people being forced to live somewhere away from their home country.

People are usually sent into exile for punishment or for political reasons.
A conquered people may be taken into exile to the country of the conquering army, in order to work for them.
The "Babylonian Exile" (or "the Exile") is a period in Bible history when many Jewish citizens of the region of Judah were taken from their homes and forced to live in Babylon. It lasted 70 years.
The phrase "the exiles" refers to people who are living in exile, away from their home country.

The term "to exile" could also be translated as "to send away" or "to force out" or "to banish."
The term "the Exile" could be translated with a word or phrase that means "the sent away time" or "the time of banishment" or "the time of forced absence" or "banishment."
Ways to translate "the exiles" could include "the exiled people" or "the people who were banished" or "the people exiled to Babylon."

(See also: Babylon, Judah)