Refugee - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌrefjʊˈdʒiː|  American pronunciation of the word refugee
Brit.  |refjʊˈdʒiː|  British pronunciation of the word refugee

noun

- an exile who flees for safety

Extra examples

Thousands of refugees have fled the area.

...refugees began returning to their homeland after years of political unrest and war...

Refugees were streaming across the border.

They sought asylum and were given refugee status by the government.

...the distressful living conditions in the refugee camp...

...arrived at the refugee camp tattered and exhausted...

The story is told through the eyes of a refugee child.

Please give generously to the refugee fund.

The refugee problem has now reached immeasurable proportions.

Her experience as a refugee informs the content of her latest novel.

Some refugee children were plucked out of the country in a number of mercy missions.

The refugee camp came under assault again last night.

Many refugee servicemen gave their lives to their adopted country.

Word forms

noun
singular: refugee
plural: refugees
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