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refugee Definition


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refugee
noun
    1. Someone who seeks refuge, especially from religious or political persecution, in another country.
      Thesaurus: émigré, exile, expatriate, displaced person, defector.
    2. A fugitive. Also as adj.
      Example: a refugee camp
Derivative: refugeeism
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from French réfugié, from réfugier to take refuge.



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