"displaced person" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜɹs(ə)n/ [General-American] Forms: displaced persons [plural], displaced people [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sən Etymology: From displaced + person. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|displaced|person|notext=1|type=endocentric}} displaced + person Head templates: {{en-noun|s|displaced people}} displaced person (plural displaced persons or displaced people)
  1. A refugee, especially of war or of forced migration. Categories (topical): Human migration, People Synonyms: DP Hyponyms: internally displaced person Translations (refugee): 難民 (Chinese Mandarin), 难民 (nànmín) (Chinese Mandarin), pakolainen (Finnish), personne déplacée [feminine] (French), Displaced Person [feminine] (German), DP [feminine] (German), profugo di guerra (Italian), sfollato (Italian), перемещённое лицо́ (peremeščónnoje licó) [neuter] (Russian), persona desplazada [feminine] (Spanish), перемі́щена осо́ба (peremíščena osóba) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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