refugee

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Slide 26: Remember, every encounter with a refugee is an opportunity to heal the past and bring hope for the future.

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  1. noun One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution.

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  • I've been in Bosnian refugee camps. —  Eve Ensler on security
  • The room she opened for the refugee was trashed with leftover food shoved beneath the bed. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • Slide 26: Remember, every encounter with a refugee is an opportunity to heal the past and bring hope for the future. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • An imprisoned leftist Italian fugitive wanted in connection with four killings in the 1970s won a victory Tuesday from Brazil in his bid to be named a political refugee, the government said. —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • Not too long ago two friends of mine were talking to a Cuban refugee, a businessman who had escaped from Castro, and in the midst of his story one of my friends turned to the other and said, "We don't know how lucky we are." —  Latest Articles
 

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immigrant ·  emigrant ·  exile ·  fugitive ·  settler ·  rebel ·  civilian ·  tourist ·  citizen ·  prisoner ·  pilgrim ·  adventurer

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refugee:   refugees
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. French réfugié, from past participle of réfugier, to take refuge, from Old French, from refuge, refuge; see refuge.

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  1. from French réfugié (=Spanish Portuguese refugiado =Italian refugiato), past participle of réfugier, take refuge: see refuge, v.
  2. refugee, n.
 

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/rɛfjuˈdʒi/
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