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| ref·u·gee [ rèffyə j ] (plural ref·u·gees) |
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somebody seeking safe place: somebody who seeks or takes refuge in a foreign country, especially to avoid war or persecution
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| [Late 17th century. < French réfugié, past participle of réfugier "take refuge" < refuge (see refuge); assimilated to -ee] |
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