RELOCATEE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

relocatee

noun

Definition of relocatee

as in refugee

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Noun

After war broke out over religious and political differences in 1642, people had to flee when their villages became war zones, while other places were filled with desperate refugees.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Nguyen, the daughter of Vietnamese refugees, has lived in Sacramento nearly all her life.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of refugee

Noun

With expatriates making up nearly 90% of the UAE’s population, remittances are a prize worth billions.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026
First published by Scribner in 1926, The Sun Also Rises follows American journalist Jake Barnes and a circle of expatriates traveling from Paris to Pamplona in the years following the First World War.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of expatriate

Noun

Its policy is to accept and support defectors from North Korea; more than 34,000 have arrived since the end of the Korean War.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
The South legally regards the North as part of its territory and has a policy of accepting and financially supporting North Korean defectors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of defector

Noun

The Treasury Department says the new question is meant to keep immigrants lacking permanent legal status from taking advantage of refundable tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
But his association with Trump policies is a key factor for some in the Black immigrant community who are turning to Jolly.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of immigrant

Noun

Many of the dissidents who once did this kind of work inside Cuba are now in exile or in prison.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Born to Cuban exiles, Salazar presides over Florida’s 27th Congressional District, which includes Miami’s famous Little Havana neighborhood.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of exile

Noun

She was denied asylum under a Biden-era border policy that restricted eligibility for many migrants who crossed the southern border outside official pathways.

— Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Flores, a political newcomer, made his first national appearance at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention in Dallas, touting his commitment to border security and accusing Gonzalez of allowing migrants to make the community unsafe.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 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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