boat people
English
Noun
- (historical) Refugees fleeing by sea, particularly those fleeing from South Vietnam during the 1970s and '80s.
- An ethnic group that principally lives on fishing and houseboats, particularly the Tanka or Dan people of East Asia.
- plural of boat person
Translations
refugees fleeing by sea
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ethnic group that principally lives on fishing and houseboats
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