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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'refugee' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions refugee noun  a person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in his home country, i.e., a person seeking a political asylum a person seeking refuge in a foreign country due to poverty and no prospect of overcoming said poverty in his home country, i.e., a person seeking an economic asylum a person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster a person formally granted a political or economic asylum by a country other than his home country Translations:  French: réfugié German: Flí¼chtling (Flí¼chtlinge pl) Spanish: refugiado (trans-bottom) Etymology: From réfugié, past participle of réfugier ("to take refuge"), describing early French protestants seeking refuge.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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