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Plural of refuge

regular plural

The plural of refuge is refuges.

Forms of refuge

Singularrefuge /ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/
Pluralrefuges
Countablecountable and uncountable

Refuges in a sentence

  • The park is one of Australia's chief refuges for several bird species, including the Burdekin duck and magpie goose.2002, Rob Van Driesum, Lonely Planet Outback Australia, page 388. From the entry Burdekin duck
  • The park is one of the chief refuges in Australia for several species, among them the magpie goose, green pygmy-goose and Burdekin duck.2003, Susannah Farfor, David Andrew, Hugh Finlay, Northern Territory, page 145. From the entry Burdekin duck

Meaning of refuge

  1. noun A state of safety, protection or shelter.
  2. noun A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
  3. noun Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.

Full definition of refuge

Questions about the plural of refuge

What is the plural of refuge?
The plural of refuge is refuges.
Is refuge countable?
Refuge is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: refuge (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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