refugium

[ ri-fyoo-jee-uhm ]

noun,plural re·fu·gi·a

[ri-fyoo-jee-uh]. /rɪˈfyu dʒi ə/.

an area where special environmental circumstances have enabled a species or a community of species to survive after extinction in surrounding areas.

Origin of refugium

From Latin, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at refuge

Words Nearby refugium

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How to use refugium in a sentence

While, from that "refugium peccatorum," the shilling gallery, infernal cries of "Down in the front!"
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II | Various
She is not Regina coeli, but she is still refugium peccatorum, the fruitful mother of thousands.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot | L. W. de Laurence
Then the bishop sprinkleth the water three times round the church: the chorus singing Deus noster refugium.
Churches and Church Ornaments | William Durandus
For a man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium.
Familiar Quotations | John Bartlett
Domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium—The safest place of refuge for every man is his own home.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for refugium

refugium

/ (rɪˈfjuːdʒɪəm) /

nounplural -gia (-dʒɪə)

a geographical region that has remained unaltered by a climatic change affecting surrounding regions and that therefore forms a haven for relict fauna and flora

Origin of refugium

C20: Latin: refuge

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