"Ex-servicemen" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Ex-servicemen refers to people who have served in the military or defense forces in the past, but are no longer serving.
A former fiancé is someone who was previously engaged to be married, but the engagement was ended, either by a break-up or an annulment.
The word "ex-fiancée" refers to a former lover or partner who was once engaged to marry, but did not ultimately get married. It is a term used to describe a person who was in a romantic relationship and was once intended to become one's spouse, but the relationship ended or was called off.
An ex-governor is a person who previously held the office of governor, but is no longer serving in that position due to resignation, retirement, defeat in an election, or completion of a term.
Ex-gratia refers to a payment or compensation made voluntarily by an organization or individual, usually as a gesture of goodwill or in response to a special situation, rather than as a matter of legal obligation or routine procedure. It is often used to describe a payment made without admission of liability or compensation for a wrong or harm.
A person who was previously married to someone but is no longer married to them, having gotten a divorce.
Ex-officio is a Latin phrase that means "by virtue of office" or "by right of office". It refers to a person who holds a position or office because of their previous office or position, without having to be formally elected or appointed to the new one.
The term "ex-Yugoslavia" refers to the countries that formerly made up the socialist federal republic of Yugoslavia, which existed from 1918 to 1992. Yugoslavia was a federation of six republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, these six republics declared independence and became separate countries. Today, the region is often referred to as the Balkans, and the term "ex-Yugoslavia" is used to refer specifically to the former Yugoslav republics.