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πρόσφυγας — meaning in English

prosfygas

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English meaning

  • refugee noun A person who has fled their home country to escape war, persecution, or disaster.

Senses

πρόσφυγας is used for these senses in English:

  • refugee (attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. [from 1680s]
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