nonrefugee en · NOUN
Etymology
From non- + refugee.
Meanings
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A person who is not a refugee.
But Mr. Mutua denied news reports and accusations from United Nations officials that Kenyan border guards had deported 600 Somalis seeking asylum, saying that the closing applied only to cross-border trade and nonrefugee traffic, to prevent the Islamists from slipping into the country.
2007 January 4, Jeffrey Gettleman, “Kenya Closes Border but Denies Turning Back Refugees”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nonrefugees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |