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ref·u·gee
(rĕf′yo͝o-jē′)n.
One who flees, especially to another country, seeking refuge from war, political oppression, religious persecution, or a natural disaster.
[French réfugié, from past participle of réfugier, to take refuge, from Old French, from refuge, refuge; see refuge.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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.
ˌrefuˈgeeism n
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ref•u•gee
(ˌrɛf yʊˈdʒi, ˈrɛf yʊˌdʒi)n.
a person who flees for refuge or safety, esp. to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval.
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refugee
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Noun | 1. | refugee - an exile who flees for safety 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
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refugee
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Translations
uprchlík
flygtningflygtninge-
pakolainen
izbjeglica
menekült
flóttamaîur
避難者
난민
utečenecký
begunec
flykting
ผู้ลี้ภัย
người tị nạn
refugee
[ˌrefjʊˈdʒiː]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
refugee
[ˌrɛfjuːˈdʒiː]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
refugee
n → Flüchtling m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
refugee
[ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒiː] n → rifugiato/a, profugo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
refuge
(ˈrefjuːdʒ) noun (a place which gives) shelter or protection from danger, trouble etc. The escaped prisoner sought refuge in the church.
ˌrefuˈgee noun a person who seeks shelter especially in another country, from war, disaster, or persecution. Refugees were pouring across the frontier; (also adjective) a refugee camp.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
refugee
→ لاجِئ 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
refugee
n. refugiado-a; asilado-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012