refugee
/ˌrefjuˈdʒiː/noun
उच्चारण रेफ़्युजी
शरणार्थी, विस्थापित
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a person who has been forced to leave their country or home because of war, persecution or natural disaster
शरणार्थी, विस्थापित
- Lakhs of refugees crossed the border during Partition.
- a refugee camp
- Tibetan refugees settled in Dharamshala.
+ 3 more examples
- The camp has taken in hundreds of refugees from the war zone.
- Refugee children need schools as much as food.
- Many refugees were given shelter by local families.
Synonyms displaced person exile asylum seeker fugitive evacuee
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
refugee from + country
'From' names the country or place a refugee has fled.
'From' उस देश या स्थान को बताता है जहाँ से शरणार्थी भागा है।
- Refugees from Syria reached Europe.
- He was a refugee from East Pakistan in 1971.
refugee + noun
Used as a modifier: refugee camp, refugee crisis, refugee status.
Modifier के रूप में: refugee camp, refugee crisis, refugee status।
- Thousands live in a refugee camp.
- The refugee crisis worried the world.
refugees (plural, collective use)
Plural when talking about a group; 'the refugees' with a plural verb.
समूह की बात करने पर बहुवचन; 'the refugees' के साथ बहुवचन क्रिया।
- The refugees were given food and blankets.
refugee status / seek asylum
Refugee status is a legal protection given by a country; refugees seek asylum.
Refugee status किसी देश द्वारा दी गई कानूनी सुरक्षा है; शरणार्थी asylum माँगते हैं।
- She was granted refugee status last year.
+Collocations 4
refugee + noun
campcrisisstatussettlementfamily
- The refugee camp lacked clean water.
adjective + refugee
politicalwarclimateAfghanTibetandisplaced
- Tibetan refugees settled in Dharamsala.
verb + refugee
welcomeshelterresettleturn awayregister
- The state agreed to shelter the refugees.
refugee + preposition
from warfrom faminein a campof the partition
- Many refugees of the Partition built new lives in Delhi.
“More examples 5
- India has given shelter to refugees for decades.
भारत ने दशकों से शरणार्थियों को आश्रय दिया है।
- Radhika volunteered at a refugee camp during her holidays.
राधिका ने छुट्टियों में एक शरणार्थी शिविर में स्वयंसेवक के रूप में काम किया।
- The refugees crossed the border at night.
शरणार्थियों ने रात में सीमा पार की।
- The war turned millions of families into refugees.
युद्ध ने लाखों परिवारों को शरणार्थी बना दिया।
- Refugees need food, shelter and medical care.
शरणार्थियों को भोजन, आश्रय और चिकित्सा देखभाल की आवश्यकता होती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is a refugee of Syria.
✓ He is a refugee from Syria.
Use 'from' for the place a refugee has fled.
जहाँ से शरणार्थी भागा हो उसके लिए 'from' आता है।
✗ The refugees have been taken shelter in the camp.
✓ The refugees have taken shelter in the camp.
'Take shelter' is an active expression; the passive form is wrong here.
'Take shelter' सक्रिय अभिव्यक्ति है; यहाँ passive रूप गलत है।
✗ Each refugees received a blanket.
✓ Each refugee received a blanket.
'Each' takes a singular noun.
'Each' के साथ एकवचन noun आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all name people who have left home, but their reasons differ.
ये शब्द घर छोड़ चुके लोगों के नाम हैं, पर उनके कारण भिन्न हैं।
Forced to leave a country because of war or persecution.
युद्ध या उत्पीड़न के कारण देश छोड़ने को बाध्य।
- A war refugee.
Moves to find work or better life, often by choice.
काम या बेहतर जीवन की तलाश में, प्रायः अपनी इच्छा से, जाने वाला।
- A migrant worker.
A person sent away from their own country as a punishment or for safety.
दंड या सुरक्षा के लिए अपने देश से बाहर भेजा गया व्यक्ति।
- Zafar died in exile.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ref·u·gee
With -gee (not 'refugie' or 'refuggee'); stress on the last syllable.
अंत में -gee ('refugie' या 'refuggee' गलत है); stress अंतिम syllable पर।
?Which word?
refugee, migrant and asylum seeker
A refugee flees war or persecution and cannot safely return. A migrant moves for work or a better life and can go back. An asylum seeker has asked a country for protection as a refugee and is waiting for a decision. A refuge is the safe place itself.
Refugee युद्ध या उत्पीड़न से भागता है और सुरक्षित लौट नहीं सकता। Migrant काम या बेहतर जीवन के लिए जाता है और लौट सकता है। Asylum seeker ने किसी देश से refugee के रूप में सुरक्षा माँगी है और फ़ैसले का इंतज़ार कर रहा है। Refuge सुरक्षित जगह स्वयं है।
The refugee/migrant/asylum seeker set is a GK item.
Refugee, migrant और asylum seeker का सेट GK में आता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who flees to another country for safety.
'जो सुरक्षा के लिए दूसरे देश भाग जाए' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।
General knowledge
The UNHCR; World Refugee Day, 20 June; India is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention.
UNHCR; World Refugee Day, 20 जून; भारत 1951 के Refugee Convention का हस्ताक्षरकर्ता नहीं है।