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quota refugee

quota refugee noun: a refugee who's been relocated, by the UNHCR, to some other country than the one they sought asylum in, in accordance with certain UN quotas.

Noun

quota refugee (plural quota refugees)

  1. a refugee who's been relocated, by the UNHCR, to some other country than the one they sought asylum in, in accordance with certain UN quotas

Forms of quota refugee

pluralquota refugees

Questions about quota refugee

What does quota refugee mean?
Quota refugee means a refugee who's been relocated, by the UNHCR, to some other country than the one they sought asylum in, in accordance with certain UN quotas.
What part of speech is quota refugee?
Quota refugee is a noun.
What is the plural of quota refugee?
The plural of quota refugee is quota refugees.

Words near quota refugee in the dictionary

  1. quot homines tot sententiæ
  2. quot.
  3. quota
  4. quota quickie
  5. quota quickies
  6. quota refugee
  7. quota refugees
  8. quota-hopping
  9. quotabilities
  10. quotability
  11. quotable

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