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asylee

/əsaɪˈli/

asylee noun: a non-citizen of a country who has been granted asylum in that country.

Noun

asylee (plural asylees)

  1. A non-citizen of a country who has been granted asylum in that country.
    • At the same time, we must insure adequate legal authority to establish control over immigration: to enable us, when sudden influxes of foreigners occur, to decide to whom we grant the status of refugee or asylee; to improve our border control; […]1981 July 31, UPI, “REAGAN'S STATEMENT ON IMMIGRATION”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 May 2022
    • "It is quite a novel technique to teach a lesson to any would-be asylees, and also to send a message to the foreign missions."1990 July 25, Howard W. French, “ASYLUM-SEEKERS STRAIN CUBA'S TIES”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2024

asylee meaning in Arabic

asylee in Arabic

someone granted asylum
لاجئ

Forms of asylee

pluralasylees

Origin of asylee

From asylum + -ee.

Questions about asylee

What does asylee mean?
Asylee means a non-citizen of a country who has been granted asylum in that country.
What is asylee in Arabic?
Asylee in Arabic is لاجئ. See Asylee meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is asylee?
Asylee is a noun.
How do you pronounce asylee?
Asylee is pronounced /əsaɪˈli/.
What is the plural of asylee?
The plural of asylee is asylees.

Words near asylee in the dictionary

  1. aswish
  2. aswoon
  3. ASX
  4. Asya
  5. asyla
  6. asylee
  7. asylees
  8. asyllabic
  9. asyllabical
  10. asylophobic
  11. asylum

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