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refugee meaning in Myanmar

ဒုက္ခသည် dukhka.sany

/ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/

refugee in Myanmar: ဒုက္ခသည် (dukhka.sany). In English, refugee means 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.

Myanmar words for refugee

person seeking political asylum
ဒုက္ခသည် dukhka.sany
person seeking refuge from natural disaster
ဒုက္ခသည် dukhka.sany

English meaning of refugee

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A person who is fleeing from justice, punishment deemed righteous, etc.; a runaway, a fugitive.
  3. verb To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.

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Questions about refugee in Myanmar

What is the meaning of refugee in Myanmar?
Refugee in Myanmar is ဒုက္ခသည် (dukhka.sany).
refugee ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Refugee: ဒုက္ခသည် (dukhka.sany).
What does refugee mean in English?
Refugee means 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.

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