Definition of refugee
Etymology
From French réfugié, past participle of réfugier ("to take refuge"), describing early French protestants seeking refuge.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɹɛfjudʒiː/, /ɹɛfjuˈdʒiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
refugee (plural refugees)
- 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.
- A person seeking refuge in a foreign country due to poverty and no prospect of overcoming said poverty in his home country, i.e., a person seeking an economic asylum.
- A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster.
- A person formally granted a political or economic asylum by a country other than his home country.
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