refugee

English

Etymology

From French réfugié, past participle of réfugier (“to take refuge”), describing early French Protestants seeking refuge.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛfjʊdʒiː/, /ɹɛfjʊˈdʒiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

refugee (plural refugees)

  1. A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in his home country, i.e., a person seeking a political asylum.
  2. A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster.
  3. A person formally granted a political or economic asylum by a country other than his home country.

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Verb

refugee (third-person singular simple present refugees, present participle refugeeing, simple past and past participle refugeed)

  1. (transitive, US, historical) To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.

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