Refugee Definition

rĕfyo͝o-jē
refugees
noun
A person who flees from home or country to seek refuge elsewhere, as in a time of war or of political or religious persecution.
Webster's New World

A person formally granted a political or economic asylum by a country other than his home country.

Wiktionary
verb
(US, historical) To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.
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Other Word Forms of Refugee

Noun

Singular:
refugee
Plural:
refugees

Origin of Refugee

  • French réfugié from past participle of réfugier to take refuge from Old French from refuge refuge refuge

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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