refugee

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Người tị nạn

BrE /ˈre.fjuː.dʒi/ AmE /ˈrɛf.ju.dʒi/

noun en → vi

1 PERSON IN NEED OF PROTECTION [singular] B1

Người tị nạn

a person who has been forced to leave their country because of war, persecution, or a natural disaster and cannot return home safely

  • refugee from somewhere

Collocations refugee camp · refugee crisis

  • The refugees came from Syria.

    Các người tị nạn đến từ Syria.

2 STATUS OF PROTECTION [singular] B2

Trạng thái người tị nạn

the status of being officially recognized as a refugee and having the right to protection from the country where you are living

  • have refugee status

Collocations refugee status determination · international refugee law

  • She has been granted refugee status.

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