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English

Etymology
From F. réfugié, past participle of réfugier ("to take refuge"), describing early French protestants seeking refuge.

Pronunciation
IPA: IPAchar|'ɹɛfjudʒiː
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�|-i�

Noun
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1. 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
2. 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
3. a person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster
4. a person formally granted a political or economic asylum by a country other than his home country

Translations
trans-top|person seeking political asylum
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trans-top|person seeking economic asylum
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trans-top|person seeking refuge from natural disaster
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trans-top|a person granted formal asylum
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Chinese: �� (nànmín)
Finnish: pakolainen
French: réfugié
German: Flüchtling (Flüchtlinge pl)
Kurdish: penaber, mihacir, miltecî
Lithuanian: pab�g�lis
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Malayalam: �ഭയാര��ത�ഥി (abhayaarthi) (1,2,3,4)
Russian: �ежене�
Serbian: izbeglica
Slovak: ute�enec m (ute�enci pl) ute�enky�a f
Spanish: refugiado m
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Derived terms
reffo
refugeehood

See also
asylum
economic asylum
political asylum
refuge

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• 2007-12-25 17:12 - DCDuring - /* Noun */ trans-tabs for each sense

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