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Preferred Term:

refugees

Definition:
Persons fleeing to a place of safety, especially those who flee to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution in their own country or habitual residence because of race, religion, or political belief.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/231474
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