English-Finnish translations for refugee

• pakolainen
  Joka kahdeksas irakilainen on pakolainen. One in eight Iraqis is a refugee.
  Äitini oli Hebronin pakolainen. My mother was a refugee from Hebron.
  Cesare Battisti ei ole poliittinen pakolainen. Cesare Battisti is not a political refugee.
• ilmastopakolainen
  Ilmaus "ilmastopakolainen" ei ole vielä ilmestynyt nykyisen kansainvälisen oikeuden sanastoon. The expression 'climate refugee' has not yet entered the vocabulary of current international law.

Definition of refugee

• A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e., a person seeking political asylum
• A person formally granted political or economic asylum by a country other than their home country
• To convey away from the advance of the federal forces

Related words

• refugee government
• refugee camp
• refugee quota
• refugee family
• refugee contingent
• refugee organisation
• refugee organization
• refugee policy
• refugee ship