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refugee
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ref·u·gee  (rfy-j)
n.
One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution.

[French réfugié, from past participle of réfugier, to take refuge, from Old French, from refuge, refuge; see refuge.]

refugee [ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒiː]
n
a.  a person who has fled from some danger or problem, esp political persecution refugees from Rwanda
b.  (as modifier) a refugee camp a refugee problem
refugeeism  n

A person who, by reason of real or imagined danger, has left their home country or country of their nationality and is unwilling or unable to return. See also dislocated civilian; displaced person; evacuee; expellee; stateless person.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.refugee - an exile who flees for safetyrefugee - an exile who flees for safety        
displaced person, DP, stateless person - a person forced to flee from home or country
exile, expat, expatriate - a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates"

refugee
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refugee [ˌrefjʊˈdʒiː]
A. Nrefugiado/a m/f
refugee from justiceprófugo/a m/f de la justicia
B. CPD refugee camp Ncampamento m para refugiados
refugee status Nestatus m inv de refugiado

refugee [ˌrɛfjˈdʒiː]
nréfugié(e) m/f
political refugee → réfugié(e) politique
modif [agency] → pour les réfugiés; [centre] → de réfugiés; [child, community, family] → de réfugiés; [crisis, situation] → des réfugiés refugee camp, refugee status
refugee camp ncamp m de réfugiés
refugee status nstatut m de réfugié

refugee
nFlüchtling m

refugee [ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒiː] nrifugiato/a, profugo/a

refugee لاجئ uprchlík flygtning Flüchtling πρόσφυγας refugiado pakolainen réfugié izbjeglica rifugiato 避難者 난민 vluchteling flyktning uchodźca refugiado беженец flykting ผู้ลี้ภัย sığınmacı người tị nạn 难民


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