Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "refugee" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

McRefugee antirefugee climate refugee economic refugee environmental refugee internal refugee leftugee nonrefugee quota refugee rapefugee reffo refugee camp refugeedom refugeehood refugeeism refugeeship refugitive refujew

Derived From

refuge

Context

historical us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

exile expat expatriate

Type Of (IsA)

civilian exile

Related Terms

asylum citizenshipless countryless economic asylum internally displaced person nationless political asylum refoulement refuge

Related Terms

asylum citizenshipless countryless economic asylum foreign country home country human trafficking nationless natural disaster persecution political asylum refoulement refuge right of asylum

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