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refugees
We have found lemma(root) word of refugees : refugee.
Definitions
[ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒiː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
(e.g: tens of thousands of refugees fled their homes)
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Origin
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early 17th century (originally denoting a Protestant who fled France to seek refuge elsewhere from religious persecution): from refuge + -ee, influenced by French réfugié ‘gone in search of refuge’, past participle of (se) réfugier, from refuge (see refuge)
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