relocatees

noun

plural of relocatee
as in refugees

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  1. refugees
  2. immigrants
  3. evacuees
  4. emigrants
  5. expatriates
  6. migrants
  7. defectors
Noun
  • The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Generations later, Palestinian refugees scattered through the region and around the world still keep the keys.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 July 2026
Definition of refugees
Noun
  • Some immigrants requested more time before their next hearings, presenting evidence of having been defrauded by unscrupulous attorneys profiled in local news reports.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • According to Giselle Garcia, the program director of immigration nonprofit NorCal Resist, advocacy group Ring of Democracy approached her team and proposed a press conference in opposition to the termination of TPS for Haitian immigrants.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of immigrants
Noun
  • In a sports center turned makeshift shelter in Moncofa, eastern Spain, evacuees worried about the lasting effect the fires will have on the environment.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • In Bordeaux, authorities took in thousands of evacuees, offering them food and shelter in an exhibition center, and the city’s mayor said it could be equipped to welcome as many as 10,000 people if that became necessary.
    — Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of evacuees
Noun
  • 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
  • González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
    — Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of emigrants
Noun
  • His success in the States landed him on the Israeli reality series The Americans, which follows Israeli expatriates chasing the American dream in the United States.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • It’s loosely based on an actual Chilean colony where German expatriates tortured prisoners at the behest of General Pinochet.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Definition of expatriates
Noun
  • Driven by desperation, the migrants are gambling that the consequences of getting caught in Canada will outweigh the risks of remaining in the United States, the Mounties and human rights officials said.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Vivas said migrants previously died in the attempt, with 60 bodies being spotted at sea in the last year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of migrants
Noun
  • Golf's media establishment mocked defectors as sellouts and eagerly counted down the days until LIV's collapse.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Anthropic, whose ranks include many safety-minded defectors from its rival, argues the slower rollout will help society adapt to the powerful new tools.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Definition of defectors
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