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DISPLACED PERSON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does displaced person mean?
• DISPLACED PERSON (noun)
The noun DISPLACED PERSON has 1 sense:
1. a person forced to flee from home or country
Familiarity information: DISPLACED PERSON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person forced to flee from home or country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
displaced person; DP; stateless person
Hypernyms ("displaced person" is a kind of...):
refugee (an exile who flees for safety)
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