refugee

ref·u·gee  (rfy-j)

n.

One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution.

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

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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

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

refugee - 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"

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refugee

noun exile, asylum seeker, émigré, displaced person, runaway, fugitive, escapee, stateless person an application for refugee status

Translations

refugee [ˌrefjʊˈdʒiː]

A. N → refugiado/a m/f
refugee from justice → prófugo/a m/f de la justicia

B. CPD refugee camp N → campamento m para refugiados
refugee status N → estatus m inv de refugiado

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refugee [ˌrɛfjuːˈdʒiː]

n → réfugié(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 n → camp m de réfugiés
refugee status n → statut m de réfugié

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refugee

n → Flüchtling m

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refugee [ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒiː] n → rifugiato/a, profugo/a

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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