Plural of refugee
regular plural
The plural of refugee is refugees.
Forms of refugee
| Singular | refugee /ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | refugees /ˈɹɛfjud͡ʒiz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Refugees in a sentence
- In 1962 a special law had to be passed to permit the immigration of several thousand Chinese refugees who had escaped from Communist China to Hong Kong.1964, John F. Kennedy, A Nation of Immigrants, Revised and Enlarged edition, Harper & Row, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 78–79
- It might attract some inner-city Catholic traditionalist Labour refugees from Labour's left, but many of those were already gentrifying.2010, Brian Harrison, Finding a Role?: The United Kingdom 1970-1990, page 2181
- The floor of a cave served the refugees as a home.From the entry floor
- Many aristocratic refugees' portable treasures purchased their safe passage and comfortable exile during the revolution.From the entry purchase
- Many people objected to the government allowing entry to so many economic refugees.From the entry economic refugee
Meaning of refugee
- 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.
- noun A person who is fleeing from justice, punishment deemed righteous, etc.; a runaway, a fugitive.
- verb To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.
Questions about the plural of refugee
- What is the plural of refugee?
- The plural of refugee is refugees.
- Is refugee countable?
- Refugee is a countable noun.
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