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displaced person
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displaced person
n.
One who has been driven from one's homeland by war or internal upheaval.

displaced person
Noun
a person forced from his or her home or country, esp. by war or revolution

A civilian who is involuntarily outside the national boundaries of his or her country. See also evacuee; refugee.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.displaced person - a person forced to flee from home or country
refugee - an exile who flees for safety
Translations
displaced person n (POL) → desplazado/a
displaced person [dɪsˈpleɪst-] n (Pol) → personne déplacée
displaced person [dɪsˈpleɪst-] displace nVerschleppte(r) f(m)
displaced person n (POL) → profugo/a


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We want to be good citizens, but we'd like to see just something that takes care of the displaced people.
When she snorted a line of cocaine, she put land mines in Colombia, she killed people in Colombia, she displaced people in Colombia, she helped finance kidnapping.
Under Principle I, internally displaced people are entitled to the full rights that all other persons in the country enjoy.
 
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