displaced person

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displaced person

/dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/ UK
/dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜɹs(ə)n/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sən

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From displaced + person.

noun displaced persons · displaced people

A refugee, especially of war or of forced migration.
Similar: DP

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noun refugee

Español	persona desplazada
한국어	실향민 silhyangmin
中文	難民 /难民 nànmín
Français	personne déplacée
Deutsch	Displaced Person, DP
Italiano	profugo di guerra, sfollato
Русский	перемещённое лицо́ peremeščónnoje licó

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@misc{displaced_person_2026,
  title = {displaced person},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/displaced%20person},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}