relocatee

noun

Definition of relocateenext
as in refugee

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  1. refugee
  2. expatriate
  3. defector
  4. in-migrant
  5. immigrant
  6. exile
  7. migrant
  8. emigrant
Noun
  • The case centers on the Cuban government shooting down two Brothers to the Rescue flights, a civilian rescue group dedicated to saving refugees fleeing the authoritarian Castro regime — then run by Raul Castro’s older brother Fidel.
    — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Trump has vastly expanded ICE to ramp up deportations of immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, and the agency was a major part of last year’s law-enforcement surge in the Chicago area known as Operation Midway Blitz.
    — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of refugee
Noun
  • The Gulf state has no federal personal income tax, and has become an increasingly popular luxe destination for wealthy expatriates.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The 80-year-old British expatriate is at his home in upstate New York.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of expatriate
Noun
  • South Korea, which in its constitution claims to be the legitimate government of the entire Korean Peninsula, has long accepted and financially supported North Korean defectors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • This hopeful documentary follows teenagers attending Jangdaehyun School in Busan, which helps the children of North Korean defectors to navigate life in South Korea.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of defector
Noun
  • Since the 2020 census the city has lost over 20,000 residents; net domestic out-migration last year alone was over 6,000, only partially offset by 2,000 international in-migrants.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
Definition of in-migrant
Noun
  • Criminal conduct before citizenship The case illustrates how criminal conduct committed before naturalization can have consequences years after an immigrant becomes an American citizen.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Officials in a statement pointed to changing demographics, including fewer immigrants and falling enrollment.
    — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of immigrant
Noun
  • Many of Yemen's government leaders live in exile, and those in Aden were safe, a government official said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Actors portraying Rama and Sita are shown living in exile in a lush green forest.
    — Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of exile
Noun
  • Angela, an undocumented migrant, knew many evangelicals in Brazil.
    — Johanna Bard Richlin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Jude’s modern twist on Octave Mirbeau’s novel follows Gianina (Ana Dumitrașcu), a Romanian migrant working as a live-in housekeeper and nanny for a wealthy family in present-day Bordeaux.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of migrant
Noun
  • Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of emigrant
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