Translation
refugee
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Word origin
The past participle of se réfugier ('to take refuge'), used as a noun. It comes from refuge, from Latin refugium ('a place to flee back to'), from fugere ('to flee'). English borrowed 'refugee' from French in the seventeenth century.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- refugium
- English cognates
- refugee, refuge, fugitive
Grammar
Examples
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Thousands of refugees crossed the border.
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This charity helps refugees find housing.
France réfugiée .
She arrived in France as a political refugee.
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The refugee camp takes in whole families.
syrien .
My neighbour is a Syrian refugee who teaches Arabic.
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