internally displaced person

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internally displaced person

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

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From internally + displaced + person.

noun internally displaced persons · internally displaced people

Someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country's borders. By the end of 2022 the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) – those forced from their homes but remaining within their country of residence – reached 71 million, according to figures published by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), up from 59.1 mil
Similar: IDP, internal refugee

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noun someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders

Español	desplazado interno
中文	國內流離失所者 /国内流离失所者 guónèi liúlíshīsuǒzhě
Português	deslocado interno, deslocada interna, pessoa deslocada internamente
Français	déplacé interne
Deutsch	Binnenflüchtling
Русский	вну́тренне перемещё́нное лицо́ vnútrenne peremeščónnoje licó

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@misc{internally_displaced_person_2026,
  title = {internally displaced person},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/internally%20displaced%20person},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}