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refugee
[ ref-yoo-jee, ref-yoo-jee ]
noun
- a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
refugee
/ ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒiː /
noun
- a person who has fled from some danger or problem, esp political persecution
refugees from Rwanda
- ( as modifier )
a refugee problem
a refugee camp
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Derived Forms
- ˌrefuˈgeeism, noun
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Other Words From
- refu·geeism noun
- proref·u·gee adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
In 1996, Bourjerdi was granted political asylum and went to Australia as a refugee.
The refugee stories are compelling at first, but horrific details are numbing.
Today, she and her family are among the 13,500 Syrian refugee families living in Concern-supported housing in northern Lebanon.
The Daily Beast recently spent time in the Aida refugee camp, and refugees there said something similar.
Refugee camps played a crucial role during the Second Intifada.
I never trouble my head about details; it is enough, the man is a political refugee, and his object concealment.
As soon as he crossed the border he feigned to be a refugee, but was taken as a spy and cast into prison.
But Francie knew and loved him; came straight in, nestled close to the refugee, and told his story.
They even remembered poor Madame Lebuc, stranded by the flight of all her pupils, and found a job for her in a refugee bureau.
Not one refugee was suffered to find his way to the city hall; and there was no need of any public distribution of alms.
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