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boat people

noun

Definitions

  1. Refugees fleeing by sea, particularly those fleeing from South Vietnam during the 1970s…

    Refugees fleeing by sea, particularly those fleeing from South Vietnam during the 1970s and '80s.

    • Indochinese refugees, known throughout the world as the “boat people,” were subject to horrific suffering and dangers when the Vietnamese government began expelling them after the fall of Saigon.

  2. An ethnic group that principally lives on fishing and houseboats, particularly the Tanka…

    An ethnic group that principally lives on fishing and houseboats, particularly the Tanka or Dan people of East Asia.

  3. plural of boat person

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