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Zufluchtsstätte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • safe haven noun A place where someone threatened, frightened or persecuted can go and be protected from harm.

Senses

Zufluchtsstätte is used for these senses in English:

safe haven — full definition

  1. noun A place where someone threatened, frightened or persecuted can go and be protected from harm.
  2. noun An investment expected to hold or gain value when markets fall, such as gold, government bonds or a strong currency.
  3. noun Under safe haven laws in the United States, a designated place such as a hospital or fire station where a parent may legally surrender a newborn baby anonymously.

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