refugee
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[edit] Etymology
From French réfugié, past participle of réfugier ("to take refuge"), describing early French protestants seeking refuge.
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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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person seeking political asylum
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person seeking economic asylum
person seeking refuge from natural disaster
person granted formal asylum
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