B2nounconflictsociety
US/ˌref.juˈdʒiː/
UK/ˌref.juˈdʒiː/
a person who has had to leave their country because of war, danger or disaster
In context
Millions of refugees have fled the fighting and crossed into neighboring countries.
My grandmother came to France as a refugee in 1979.
The camp now houses more refugees than it was designed for.
Words that go with refugee
noun + noun
- refugee campDoctors at the refugee camp work twelve-hour shifts.
- refugee statusIt took her two years to get refugee status.
- refugee crisisThe refugee crisis dominated the summit.
noun + preposition
- flood of refugeesSome politicians warned of a flood of refugees, but the numbers stayed small.
verb + noun
- accept refugeesSeveral countries agreed to accept refugees from the region.