refuge

English

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Etymology

From Old French refuge.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈɹɛfjudʒ/

Noun

refuge (plural refuges)

1. A state of safety, protection or shelter
2. A place providing safety, protection or shelter
3. Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort
   • 2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, the Guardian:

     Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.

Synonyms

• haven
• sanctuary
• zoar

Translations

A state of safety, protection or shelter

Arabic: ملجأ (ar) (malja') m., ملاذ (ar) (malaadh) m. Belarusian: прытулак (be) (prytúlak) m. Breton: repu (br) Bulgarian: убежище (bg) (ubežište) n. Catalan: refugi (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 避難 (cmn), 避难 (cmn) (bìnàn), 避難所 (cmn), 避难所 (cmn) (bìnànsuǒ) Czech: útočiště (cs) n. Finnish: turva (fi), suoja (fi) French: refuge (fr) m. German: Zuflucht (de) f.

Japanese: 避難所 (ja) (hinan-jo), 避難 (ja) (hinan) Latin: refugium (la) n. Polish: przytułek (pl) m. Russian: убежище (ru) (ubéžišče) n. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: уточиште (sh) n. Roman: utočište (sh) n. Slovak: útočisko (sk) n. Slovene: pribežališče (sl) n. Telugu: సురక్షిత స్థావరం (te) (suraxita sthavaram) Ukrainian: притулок (uk) (prytúlok) m.

A place providing safety, protection or shelter

Breton: repu (br) Chinese: Mandarin: 避難所 (cmn), 避难所 (cmn) (bìnànsuǒ) Czech: útočiště (cs) n. Dutch: schuilplaats (nl) Ewe: sitsoƒe

Finnish: turvapaikka (fi), suojapaikka (fi) French: refuge (fr) m. German: Herberge (de) f., Zuflucht (de) f. Hebrew: הקדש (he) (hekdeish) Japanese: 避難所 (ja) (hinan-jo) Latin: refugium (la) Russian: убежище (ru) (ubéžišče) n.

Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance

Ewe: sitsoƒe Finnish: turva (fi)

Latin: refugium (la) Telugu: సహకార హస్థం (te) (sahakara hastham)

Derived terms

• refugee
• refugium

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French

Etymology

From Latin refugium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

refuge m. (plural refuges)

1. a refuge

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Latin

Verb

refuge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of refugiō