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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
n
(Social Welfare) a person forced from his home or country, esp by war or revolution Abbreviation DP
A civilian who is involuntarily outside the national boundaries of his or her country. See also evacuee; refugee.
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Noun1.displaced person - a person forced to flee from home or country
DP, stateless person
refugee - an exile who flees for safety
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displaced person [dɪsˈpleɪsdˈpɜːsn] n (Pol) → profugo/a
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Borders play a prominent role in forced migration today; definitions of categories of forced migrants, such as refugees and internally displaced people, policies of interdiction and extraterritorial processing, and metaphors of "fortresses" and free-movement, all rely upon the notion of a border.
Forced migration conference in Nicosia by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
Chumak said the tighter security measures had forced migrants to seek other, safer routes into the EU.
Migrants dreaming of EU safety trapped at Ukrainian border by AFP / AFP Global Edition
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) said that the gangmaster involved has had his licence revoked, adding that he had forced migrants to live in cramped conditions, while paying over the odds, as a condition of finding them work.
Gangmaster's licence revoked as migrants found in cramped room by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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