refugee

ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː

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#1·8h ago

(attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc.

Origin: From , past participle of réfugier, from from , originally describing French Huguenots fleeing religious persecution after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. was "one seeking asylum" until 1914, when it evolved to mean more generally "one fleeing home" (first applied in this sense to civilians in Flanders heading west to escape fighting in World War I). . Displaced native. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(disparaging, by extension) A person who is fleeing from justice, punishment deemed righteous, etc.; a runaway, a fugitive.

The eight military bases being used to house Afghan refugees have a total capacity of 50,000 to house evacuees. The nine refugee resettlement agencies who work in coordination with the federal government will ultimately determine where A…

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#3·8h ago

(transitive, US, historical) To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.

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