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refugeeism

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ref⋅u⋅gee

  [ref-yoo-jee, ref-yoo-jee]
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–noun
1. a person who flees for refuge or safety, esp. to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
2. political refugee.
Origin:
1675–85; < F réfugié, ptp. of réfugier to take refuge. See refuge, -ee

Related forms:
ref⋅u⋅gee⋅ism, noun
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Word Origin & History

refugee 
1685, from Fr. refugié, prop. pp. of refugier "to take shelter, protect," from O.Fr. refuge (see refuge). First applied to Fr. Huguenots who migrated after the revocation (1685) of the Edict of Nantes. The word meant "one seeking asylum," till 1914, when it evolved to mean "one fleeing home" (first applied in this sense to civilians in Flanders heading west to escape fighting in World War I).
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Main Entry: ref·u·gee
Pronunciation: "re-fyu-'jE
Function: noun
: an individual seeking refuge or asylum; especially : an individual who has left his or her native country and is unwilling or unable to return to it because of persecution or fear of persecution (as because of race, religion, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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