refugee

Speech parts

1. refugee - Noun

2. refugee - Verb

Meaning

One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.

Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

exile displaced person escapee asylum seeker stateless person expellee outlander gringo emigrant alien immigrant migrant runaway fugitive outlaw
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Antonyms

asian galilean freeman nazarene islander dyer
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Hypernyms

exile expatriate expat

Hyponyms

DP displaced person stateless person

Phrases with the word

refugee flow applicants for refugee status in a refugee camp in the refugee camp refugee boy soldier refugee center

Examples

Jordan is the only Arab state that has provided citizenship to Palestinian refugees and integrated them. But something has to be done about the Palestinians living in refugee camps in Syria and Lebanon. Walter Russell Mead

My first experience in the Netherlands was very pleasant, extremely pleasant. I mean, I got my residence permit, refugee status, within four weeks of arrival. People treated me extremely well. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong. Philip Emeagwali

Every heart to Love will come, but like a refugee. Leonard Cohen

In 1934, the American Jewish charities offered to find homes for 300 German refugee children. We were on the SS Washington, bound for New York, Christmas 1934. Jack Steinberger

It is satisfying for the descendant of a dissident refugee from Elizabeth I to present his credentials to Elizabeth II. Kingman Brewster, Jr.

Close letter words and terms

refuge field refuge island refuge tree refugee appeals commission refugee boy soldier refugee camp