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  1. What is a Refugee? Definition and Meaning | USA for UNHCR

    A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, …

  2. Refugee - Wikipedia

    A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country.

  3. Refugees | UNHCR

    A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee conflict or persecution and has crossed an international border to seek safety. They cannot return to their country without risking their life …

  4. What is a refugee? - World Relief

    A refugee is someone who seeks safety in another country because it's dangerous or unsafe for them to stay in their own country, often because of war or persecution.

  5. Refugee | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 6, 2025 · refugee, any uprooted, homeless, involuntary migrant who has crossed a frontier and no longer possesses the protection of his or her former government. Prior to the 19th …

  6. Refugees | OHSS

    Aug 20, 2025 · A refugee is a person outside his or her country of nationality who is unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality because of persecution or a well-founded …

  7. What is a refugee? - World Vision

    Jun 27, 2025 · Refugees are people forced to flee their home countries because of persecution, conflict, violence, or other circumstances that place them in need of international protection.

  8. REFUGEE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    REFUGEE definition: 1. a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons or…. Learn more.

  9. What is a refugee? Understanding the definition

    A refugee crosses an international border to find safety in another country and is unable to return home for fear of persecution on the grounds of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or …

  10. Refugee Definition | US Immigration Glossary

    A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country of nationality who is unable or unwilling to return to that country because of persecution, based on the person’s race, …