Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with refugee in American Collocation
refugee
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌrefjʊˈdʒi/
send refugees away
deport
disperse
evacuate
expel
force out
relocate
repatriate
return
It is the policy of the government to repatriate the refugees in a gradual manner.
give refugees a place to live
house
resettle
shelter
Authorities have begun resettling refugees in cities across the country.
put refugees in prison
detain
The refugees were detained at the police station because their documents were not in order.
come to a place
arrive in
enter
flood into
flow into
pour into
settle in
stream into
More than 3,000 Kosovo refugees streamed into Albania.
leave a place
depart
escape
flee
More than 100,000 refugees have fled to Thailand.