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refugee

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
refugee/refjuˈʤiː/

▶noun a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

– origin C17: from Fr. réfugié ‘gone in search of refuge’, past part. of (se) réfugier, from refuge (see refuge).

'refugee' also found in these Oxford entries:

asylum - -ee - IRO - returnee

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