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refugee |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Refugee \Ref`u*gee"\ (r?f`?*j?"), n. [F. r['e]fugi['e], fr se r['e]fugier to take refuge. See {Refuge}, n.] 1. One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety. 2. Especially, one who in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: refugee n : an exile who flees for safety
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