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nonrefugee

nonrefugee noun: a person who is not a refugee.

Noun

nonrefugee (plural nonrefugees)

  1. A person who is not a refugee.
    • But Mr. Mutua denied news reports and accusations from United Nations officials that Kenyan border guards had deported 600 Somalis seeking asylum, saying that the closing applied only to cross-border trade and nonrefugee traffic, to prevent the Islamists from slipping into the country.2007 January 4, Jeffrey Gettleman, “Kenya Closes Border but Denies Turning Back Refugees”, in New York Times

Forms of nonrefugee

pluralnonrefugees

Origin of nonrefugee

From non- + refugee.

Questions about nonrefugee

What does nonrefugee mean?
Nonrefugee means a person who is not a refugee.
What part of speech is nonrefugee?
Nonrefugee is a noun.
What is the plural of nonrefugee?
The plural of nonrefugee is nonrefugees.

Words near nonrefugee in the dictionary

  1. nonrefreshing
  2. nonrefrigerant
  3. nonrefrigerated
  4. nonrefrigeration
  5. nonrefueling
  6. nonrefugee
  7. nonrefugees
  8. nonrefundable
  9. nonrefunded
  10. nonrefusal
  11. nonrefusals

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