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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 countryplay

  Familiarity information: DISPLACED PERSON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISPLACED PERSON (noun)


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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