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Refugee - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Refugee : (noun)
1: an exile who flees for safety
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Refugee : \Ref`u*gee"\ (r?f`?*j?"), n. [F. r['e]fugi['e], fr. se
r['e]fugier to take refuge. See Refuge, n.]
1. One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.
2. 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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Refugee |
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jnewsreader: #GOOGLE_NEWS Captain of famed Exodus Refugee ship dies at 86 http://j.mp/5sslPc http://j.mp/1Ygt3H |
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CurlyKellye: UN Refugee agency outlines strategy to fight xenophobia and racism http://bit.ly/6VjYcP |
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theirc: @PCBumsteadbear Thanks, Phoenix College English Department, for your holiday greetings and gifts for #Refugee families |
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