refugee
noun/ˌrefjuˈdʒiː/
Слово англійською: refugee
Переклад refugee українською: утікач, біженець; емігрант, який тікає від правосуддя, ~ government — уряд у вигнанні
Детальний опис
- a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons
- There has been a steady flow of refugees from the war zone.
- political/economic refugees
- political refugees
- a refugee camp
Collocations ImmigrationImmigration- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied citizenship
- seek/claim/request/be granted/be refused/be denied asylum
- have/hold dual citizenship/nationality
- assist/welcome/accept refugees/new immigrants
- house/resettle/accommodate refugees/asylum seekers
- employ/hire/use migrant workers
- rely on/exploit/use immigrant/migrant labour
- control/curb/restrict/limit/deter/discourage immigration/migration
- illegal/uncontrolled/mass immigration
- smuggle/traffic people into the country/across the border
- detain/deport/repatriate/expel illegal immigrants/migrants
Synonyms immigrantimmigrantmigrant ▪ refugee ▪ asylum seeker ▪ expatriateThese words all describe people who have moved to a different country. immigrant a person who has either chosen or been forced to leave their country and come to live permanently in a different country:- immigrants from other European countries
- The country has a large seasonal migrant population.
- There has been a steady flow of refugees from the war zone.
- to provide accommodation and support for asylum seekers
- American expatriates in Paris
- economic/skilled migrants
- illegal/undocumented immigrants/migrants
- political refugees
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French réfugié ‘gone in search of refuge’, past participle of (se) réfugier, from refuge, from Latin refugium, from Latin re- ‘back’ + fugere ‘flee’.