Meaning of “displaced person” in the English Dictionary

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uk /dɪˌspleɪst ˈpɜː.sən/ us /dɪˌspleɪst ˈpɝː.sən/ plural displaced persons

› someone who has been forced to leave their home, especially because of war or a natural disaster (= something that causes a lot of damage) such as an earthquake, flood, etc.

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(Definition of “displaced person” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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