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De - Pt| English Dictionary: refugee | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Refugee \Ref`u*gee"\ (r?f`?*j?"), n. [F. r[82]fugi[82], fr. se r[82]fugier to take refuge. See {Refuge}, n.] 1. One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety. 2. Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes. | |
