boat people

English

Noun

boat people

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

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