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internally displaced person

noun
/ɪnˌtɜːnəli dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/UK/ɪnˌtɜɹnəli dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜɹs(ə)n/US

Etymology

From internally + displaced + person.

  1. derived from 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 — “mask”
  2. derived from persōna — “mask used by actor; role, part, character”
  3. derived from parsone
  4. inherited from persoun

Definitions

  1. Someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country's borders.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA