- pronunciation:
- ref
yu
ji
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person forced to leave his or her home or country to seek safety or protection.
The refugees are living in camps a few miles outside the border of their homeland. |
| related words: |
exile, fugitive, outcast |
The word refugee
contains the following part:
fug, -fuge
Latin
root
that means
flee
Example words: