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refugeeism

refugeeism noun: the state of being a refugee.

Noun

refugeeism (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a refugee.
    • This study started from the assumption that warfare and repression are the main immediate causes of Third World refugeeism.1986, Marianne Stenius, Commentationes Scientiarum Socialium, numbers 31-34, page 81

Origin of refugeeism

From refugee + -ism.

Questions about refugeeism

What does refugeeism mean?
Refugeeism means the state of being a refugee.
What part of speech is refugeeism?
Refugeeism is a noun.

Words near refugeeism in the dictionary

  1. Refugee Regattas
  2. refugeed
  3. refugeedom
  4. refugeehood
  5. refugeeing
  6. refugeeism
  7. refugees
  8. refugeeship
  9. refugeless
  10. refuges
  11. refugia

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