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boat people

pl.n.

Refugees, usually political ones, who attempt to flee from their native country to other countries by boat: "hundreds of thousands of boat people descending on the nation, arms outstretched in need" (Jerry Adler).

boat people

pl n

refugees, esp from Vietnam in the late 1970s, who leave by boat hoping to be picked up by ships of another country

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boat people n → boat people mpl

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boat people (redirected from Haitian boat-people)

boat people
(redirected from Haitian boat-people)