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refuge

 
 
/ˈrefjuːdʒ/ noun

Translation

PROTECTION [U] protection from danger or unpleasant conditions
sığınma, korunma, koruma
We took refuge from the storm in an old barn.774
PLACE [C] a place where you are protected from danger
sığınak, barınak
a refuge for homeless people774
(Definition of refuge noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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