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In 1996, Bourjerdi was granted political asylum and went to Australia as a refugee.

The refugee stories are compelling at first, but horrific details are numbing.

Today, she and her family are among the 13,500 Syrian refugee families living in Concern-supported housing in northern Lebanon.

The Daily Beast recently spent time in the Aida refugee camp, and refugees there said something similar.

Refugee camps played a crucial role during the Second Intifada.

I never trouble my head about details; it is enough, the man is a political refugee, and his object concealment.

As soon as he crossed the border he feigned to be a refugee, but was taken as a spy and cast into prison.

But Francie knew and loved him; came straight in, nestled close to the refugee, and told his story.

They even remembered poor Madame Lebuc, stranded by the flight of all her pupils, and found a job for her in a refugee bureau.

Not one refugee was suffered to find his way to the city hall; and there was no need of any public distribution of alms.

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On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to refugee, such as: alien, displaced person, emigrant, evacuee, exile, and expatriate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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