The meaning of Refugees

Refugees – definition

noun
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Usage examples:
Tens of thousands of refugees fled their homes
Synonims:
Displaced person Dp Escapee Fugitive Asylum seeker Runaway Exile Émigré Stateless person Outcast Returnee Reffo

noun
A person who leaves his or her home or country to find safety, esp. during a war or for political or religious reasons

Refugees translation into English

Refugees: translate from English into Chinese

难民

Refugees: translate from English into Dutch

Vluchtelingen

Refugees: translate from English into French

Réfugiés

Refugees: translate from English into German

Flüchtlinge

Refugees: translate from English into Hindi

शरणार्थियों

Refugees: translate from English into Italian

Profughi

Refugees: translate from English into Korean

피난민

Refugees: translate from English into Russian

Беженцы

Refugees: translate from English into Spanish

Refugiados

Word origin

late 17th century: from French réfugié ‘gone in search of refuge’, past participle of ( se) réfugier, from refuge (see refuge).

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Refugees – similar words

refugeeism

noun
The fact or condition of being a refugee.

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refugee

noun
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Usage examples:
Tens of thousands of refugees fled their homes

noun
A person who leaves his or her home or country to find safety, esp. during a war or for political or religious reasons

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Refugees synonims

dp

noun
A displaced person (a person who is forced to leave their home country because of war or persecution).
Usage examples:
He had come over after the war—he was a dp

noun
A person's wife, husband, or partner (particularly used in online forums).
Usage examples:
I'm 36 and my dp is 42 and we have been together for six years

noun
A director of photography (the person who oversees the photography and camerawork in a film, television production, etc.).
Usage examples:
We're looking for a dp for an ambitious action/adventure short film

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emigre

noun
A person who has left their own country in order to settle in another, typically for political reasons.
Usage examples:
Soviet émigrés and defectors

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escapee

noun
A person who has escaped from somewhere, especially prison.
Usage examples:
We try to focus primarily on missing children, dangerous prison escapees and dangerous fugitives.

noun
A person who has escaped from a place
Usage examples:
The escapees were recaptured after three days on the run.

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exile

noun
The state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.
Usage examples:
He knew now that he would die in exile

verb
Expel and bar (someone) from their native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.
Usage examples:
A corrupt dictator who had been exiled from his country

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fugitive

noun
A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.
Usage examples:
Fugitives from justice

adjective
Quick to disappear; fleeting.
Usage examples:
The fugitive effects of light

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outcast

noun
A person who has been rejected or ostracized by their society or social group.
Usage examples:
She went from trusted pal to ostracized outcast overnight

adjective
(of a person) rejected or ostracized.
Usage examples:
They can be made to feel outcast and inadequate

noun
A person who is not accepted or has no place in society or in a particular group
Usage examples:
A social outcast

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reffo

noun
A refugee from europe, in particular one who left germany or german-occupied europe before the second world war.

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returnee

noun
A person who returns to a place, especially after a prolonged absence.
Usage examples:
A city hostile to outsiders or returnees

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runaway

noun
A person who has run away, especially from their family or an institution.
Usage examples:
A teenage runaway

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