Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: réfugié, past participle of réfugier 'to take refuge', from Latin refugium; REFUGE

refugee

 noun
     
Related topics: Citizenship
ref‧u‧gee W3 [countable]
PMPGC someone who has been forced to leave their country, especially during a war, or for political or religious reasons:
Refugees were streaming across the border.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary