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noun

  • A temporary settlement established to provide shelter and basic services for people displaced from their homes by conflict, persecution, or disaster.

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But when he saw Mexican and Venezuelan army medics giving free services at a refugee camp the government set on a golf course here, he decided to bring his whole family by for a checkup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

They are joined by Canada's captain Alphonso Davies, who was born in a refugee camp in Ghana to Liberian parents.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

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Possible Synonyms

  • asylum center
  • humanitarian reception center
  • displacement camp
  • displaced persons camp
  • resettlement center

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other words

  • ancestral home
  • permanent residence
  • settled community

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