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refugee

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of refugee

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons

refugees began returning to their homeland after years of political unrest and war

Synonyms of refugee

deportee, émigré (also emigré), evacuee, exile, expat [chiefly British], expatriate

Words Related to refugee

alien, fugitive

castoff, outcast, pariah

loyalist, patriot

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