refugees

Cultural  

1. People who flee a nation, often to escape punishment for their political affiliations or for political dissent.

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Example Sentences

I experimented with versions of myself, and slowly I found my voice as a liberal woman, and later as a writer and advocate for refugees.

From The Wall Street Journal

The crossing was also closed to Afghan refugees.

From BBC

There, Chinese users and the self-declared TikTok refugees taught each other Mandarin and English, exchanged recipes and swapped notes on daily life in their respective countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Forced to flee when Russia invaded, around 5.9 million Ukrainian refugees live outside the country and another 3.7 million are displaced internally, the UN Refugee Agency says.

From Barron's

The coalition also wants fewer asylum seekers, with refugees having to apply for asylum outside Europe, not after they arrive.

From BBC

Related Words

• alien
• displaced person
• emigrant
• evacuee
• exile
• expatriate
• foreigner