refugee
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, ˈre-fyu̇-ˌjē\
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deportee, émigré (also emigré), evacuee, exile, expat [chiefly British], expatriate
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His family has lived in a camp for Palestinian refugees in the southern Lebanon port city of Tyre. — Fox News, "Palestinian student, 17, who'd been blocked from entering US, arrives at Harvard," 3 Sep. 2019 More than 300 are in use in Haiti, with the rest in Peru and, soon, a Uganda camp for South Sudanese refugees. — Josh Verges, Twin Cities, "At the Fair, see how an Iowa company turns grain bins into disaster housing," 30 Aug. 2019 Get our daily newsletter The plight of the Rohingyas has gained notoriety, though with compassion for refugees at an international ebb, they could be stuck in the camps for years. — The Economist, "A Chinese development scheme complicates Myanmar’s ethnic conflicts," 29 Aug. 2019 Migration is another focus of the report, recommending that women refugees and asylum-seekers be registered separately from men, and granted separate residency, too. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Encircling the interrupters with civility," 23 Aug. 2019 That’s a tall order for refugees who fled burning homes. — New York Times, "Massacred at Home, in Misery Abroad, 730,000 Rohingya Are Mired in Hopelessness," 22 Aug. 2019 On Wednesday, an Italian administrative court ruled against Salvini’s order to block access for the refugees on the Open Arms ship. — Anna Momigliano, BostonGlobe.com, "Migrant ship stranded off Italy in ‘crisis,’ aid group says," 18 Aug. 2019 The third demand is the right of return for Palestinian refugees—now more than seven million people—following mass expulsion when Israel was created in 1948. — Adam Rasmi, Quartz, "Why Israel has banned two US congresswomen, explained," 16 Aug. 2019 Meghan also revealed that Hayek—an actress, producer, women's rights activist, and advocate for refugees—was one of her first choices to star in the issue. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Salma Hayek Couldn't Tell Anyone About Meghan Markle's British Vogue Involvement—Not Even Her Fellow Cover Stars," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'refugee.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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