Does "the guess list...has underlined Russia's role as an outcast in Europe" mean...?

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Does "the guess list...has underlined Russia's role as an outcast in Europe" mean "the guest list... has highlighted the fact that Russia has been jilted by Europe"?

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"I heard that some people say our parade is about displaying a military threat," Smolkin said. "But it is not about that. This is for us Russian people, it shows that we are a strong and great country."

The guest list at the anniversary events in Russia, including major Asian allies India and China, former Soviet republics and communist-era allies such as Cuba, has underlined Russia's role as an outcast in Europe.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putin-takes-swipe-u-s-massive-red-square-military-parade-n356406

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@oristarA,

That's the way I read it, Oris, sho nuff. Ya don't see any European countries on that guest list, eh?

"Shunned" or "ostracized" might be a better term, than "jilted," though. "Jilted" is generally used when a relationship between two lovers is unilaterally terminated by one, while the other pines for reconciliation. Probably not limited to that, though, I don't really know.

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@layman,

Excellent.

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