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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
refugee
/ɹɛfjʊˈdʒiː/
noun1 of 2
a person who ran away from his or her country because of war
- “The refugees have received support from various religious organizations.”Tatoeba
- “Refugees will suffer lack of food, water, medicine and all that.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)