ref|u|gee

ref|u|gee
ref|u|gee «REHF yuh JEE, REHF yuh jee», noun, verb, -geed, -gee|ing.
–n.
a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, in time of war, persecution, or disaster: »

Many refugees came from Europe to America. The homeless refugees from the flooded town were helped by the Red Cross.…the great drive of the Germans towards Antwerp…which swept before it multitudes of Flemish refugees (H. G. Wells).

–v.i.
1. to become a refugee.
2. to take refuge in another country.
[< French réfugié (literally) past participle of Middle French réfugier, learned borrowing from Latin refugere to flee; see etym. under refuge (Cf.refuge)]

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