0%

refugees

ref·u·gee
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ref-yoo-jee, ref-yoo-jee]
    • /ˌrɛf yʊˈdʒi, ˈrɛf yʊˌdʒi/
    • /ˌref.jʊˈdʒiː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ref-yoo-jee, ref-yoo-jee]
    • /ˌrɛf yʊˈdʒi, ˈrɛf yʊˌdʒi/

Definitions of refugees word

  • noun refugees a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc. 1
  • noun refugees political refugee. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of refugees

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < French réfugié, past participle of réfugier to take refuge. See refuge, -ee

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Refugees

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

refugees popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

refugees usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for refugees

noun refugees

  • aliens — Plural form of alien.
  • deportees — to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
  • dodgers — a person who dodges.
  • emigrants — Plural form of emigrant.
  • escapees — Plural form of escapee.

Top questions with refugees

  • how many refugees in germany?
  • how to help syrian refugees?
  • how many syrian refugees?
  • what are refugees?
  • how can i help syrian refugees?
  • what does refugees mean?
  • how to help refugees?
  • how many syrian refugees are there?
  • why are there syrian refugees?
  • who are the syrian refugees?
  • where are the refugees coming from?
  • why are refugees fleeing syria?
  • what is refugees?
  • what can i do to help syrian refugees?
  • how many refugees have left syria?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?