The displaced person has become a world-wide phenomenon (Emory S. Bogardus).
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displaced person — dis.placed person plural displaced persons n technical someone who has been forced to leave their country because of war or cruel treatment = ↑refugee … Dictionary of contemporary English
dis|charge — «verb. dihs CHAHRJ; noun. dihs CHAHRJ, DIHS chahrj», verb, charged, charg|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to release; let go; dismiss: »to discharge a patient from a hospital, discharge a committee, discharge a lazy employee, discharge a prisoner. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
Displaced Person — Dis|placed Per|son 〈[dısplɛıst pœ:sn] f.; , s; Abk.: D. P.〉 im 2. Weltkrieg nach Deutschland (od. in die von deutschen Truppen besetzten Gebiete) verschleppte Person [engl., „verschleppte Person“] * * * Dis|placed Per|son [ dɪspleɪsd pə:sn̩ ],… … Universal-Lexikon
Displaced Person — Dis|placed Per|son [dis pleist pə:sn] die; , s <aus engl. displaced person »verschleppte Person«> Bez. für einen Ausländer, der im 2. Weltkrieg nach Deutschland verschleppt wurde; <ausländischer Zwangsarbeiter; Abk.: D. P … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Displaced Person — Dis|placed Per|son 〈[dısplɛıst pœ:sn] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: s; Abk.: DP〉 im 2. Weltkrieg nach Deutschland (od. in die von deutschen Truppen besetzten Gebiete) verschleppte Person [Etym.: engl.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
displaced person — dis|placed per|son [ ,dıspleıst pɜrsn ] noun count someone who has been forced to leave their own country and live somewhere else, for example because there is a war in their own country … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Displaced Person — Dis|placed Per|son [... ple:st pø:ɐ̯sn̩ ], die; , s (Ausländer, der während des Zweiten Weltkriegs nach Deutschland [zur Arbeit] verschleppt wurde) … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
dis·po·si·tion — /ˌdıspəˈzıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [count] : the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal He always had a cheerful/nervous disposition. [=temperament, personality] It s nice to work with someone who has such a sunny disposition. [=who is usually … Useful english dictionary
displace — dis•place [[t]dɪsˈpleɪs[/t]] v. t. placed, plac•ing 1) to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc 2) to move or put out of the usual or proper place 3) to replace; supplant 4) to remove from a position, office, or dignity •… … From formal English to slang
Charon's obol — Charon and Psyche (1883), a pre Raphaelite interpretation of the myth by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope Charon s obol is an allusive term for the coin placed in or on the mouth[1] of a dead person before burial. According to … Wikipedia
