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I've always been an outsider; a displaced person.
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Meaning of "displaced person" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISPLACED PERSON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISPLACED PERSON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Displaced person is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISPLACED PERSON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

displaced person

Displaced person

A displaced person is a person who has been forced to leave his or her native place, a phenomenon known as forced migration.

Definition of displaced person in the English dictionary

The definition of displaced person in the dictionary is a person forced from his home or country, esp by war or revolution DP.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISPLACED PERSON

displace
displaceable
displaced
displacement
displacement activity
displacement ton
displacement tonnage
displacer
displant
displantation
display
display ad
display advertisement
display advertising
display cabinet
display case
display pack
display panel
display screen
display unit

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISPLACED PERSON

Anderson
Carson
chairperson
draftsperson
Emerson
first person
first-person
Henderson
in person
Jefferson
lay person
Macpherson
McPherson
Paterson
person
Peterson
salesperson
Sanderson
spokesperson
third person
tradesperson

Synonyms and antonyms of displaced person in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «displaced person» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISPLACED PERSON

Find out the translation of displaced person to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of displaced person from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «displaced person» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

难民
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desplazado
570 millions of speakers

English

displaced person
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विस्थापित व्यक्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المشردين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перемещенные лица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deslocado de guerra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাস্তুচ্যুত ব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

personne déplacée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orang yang terlantar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vertriebene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

避難民
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

난민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong sing terlantar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hất người nào đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடம்பெயர்ந்த நபர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विस्थापित व्यक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yerinden olmuş kişi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

profugo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysiedleniec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переміщені особи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

persoană deplasată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκτοπισμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontwortelde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fördrivna personer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flyktning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of displaced person

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPLACED PERSON»

The term «displaced person» is regularly used and occupies the 92.858 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about displaced person

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Siobhan Fahey
I've always been an outsider; a displaced person.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISPLACED PERSON»

Discover the use of displaced person in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to displaced person and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Displaced Person
First published in 1979, this book won the Alan Marshall Award in 1978 and the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award in 1980. Set in Melbourne, it concerns a 17-year-old boy's growing alienation from those around him.
Lee Harding, 1991
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Displaced Person: A Girl's Life in Russia, Germany, and America
Throughout her ordeals, she never relinquishes hope or sight of her goal of education. Poignantly and freshly rendered, this is a tale of determination.
Ella E. Schneider Hilton, 2006
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A Displaced Person: The Later Life and Extraordinary ...
"Originally published in Russian as Peremeshchennoe Litso by EKSMO, 2007."
Vladimir Voinovich, 2012
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The Displaced Person: Shmoop Literature Guide
These interactive study guides will help you discover and rediscover some of the greatest works of all time. For more info, check out http://www.shmoop.com/literature/
Shmoop, 2010
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A DP (Displaced Person) Finds American Dream
This book is about the feelings of adults and children described in words and pictures, is an attempt to tell the world of people caught in a man made storm called war.
Valentine L. Krumplis, 2013
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Flannery O'Connor's Religion of the Grotesque
The meaning of the Guizacs' religion to Mrs. Shortley is crucial. As I said before, she associates the Displaced Person with the devil and considers the devil the head of religion. Her grotesque reversal of religion puts her in the position of taking ...
Marshall Bruce Gentry
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Flannery O'Connor
The Displaced Person The shape of the plot in "The Displaced Person" is approximately the same as that which informed "Good Country People," and recalls as well the other stories we have considered so far: an alien intrudes upon the ...
Miles Orvell
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Sveika, Amerika: A Displaced Person Remembers Sveika, ...
This is the untold story of one little girl's journey into becoming a woman, far from home, but closer to home than she could ever realize.
Maija Dambis Collins, 2009
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Nature and Grace in Flannery O'Connor's Fiction
The operation of divine grace is the central focus of her writing. She was quite explicit about this. Indeed, in at least one story, "The Displaced Person," O' Connor included more than one type of presentation of grace within a single literary work.
Lorine M. Getz, 1982
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Violent Belongings: Partition, Gender, and National Culture ...
As per this definition, the status of “displaced person” can be retroactively applied to those displaced even before the independent national existence of India and Pakistan in August 1947. Furthermore, ownership of immovable property in West  ...
Kavita Daiya, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISPLACED PERSON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term displaced person is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fire destroys home, displaces 7 people in Moyock
A webpage on the Currituck County site describes the age and sizes of each displaced person, and is taking donations for appropriate shoes ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
2
Number of displaced S. Sudanese continues to rise: UN Mission
"UNMISS has condemned a fatal shooting of an internally displaced person that took place in the Bentiu protection of civilian site on Sunday," ... «GlobalPost, Jul 15»
3
International law and refugees
When they do so, they qualify as refugees. A displaced person is not a refugee and is not protected by the Refugees Convention. However ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
4
'Exiled to Nowhere' exhibition opens doors in Galata
... many Rohingya communities throughout Rakhine and displaced over 140,000 Rohingya into internally displaced person (IDP) camps, where ... «Cihan News Agency, Jul 15»
5
Opening Doors for Internally Displaced Women in Georgia
Ms. Kakava is an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) from the Gali region of Abkhazia, Georgia. She was a second-year student at the Sukhumi ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»
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Challenging the 'Refugee-Victim' Narrative
Not only have the lines between 'migrant' and 'refugee', between 'asylum-seeker' and 'displaced person' become increasingly irrelevant in ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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One Person Killed, Six Injured In Malakal UNMISS Camp Shooting
JUBA, 2 July 2015 [Gurtong] - An internally displaced person who identified himself as Deng said on phone from Malakal's UNMISS Camp that ... «gurtong, Jul 15»
8
Evacuation of 5000 Blount County residents moves into second day
Displaced person Jonier Hernandez holds his daughter after they were evacuated from their home following a train derailment and fire ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
9
South Sudan: UN deplores deadly attack
... against the UN compound outside the city of Malakal – resulted in the shooting deaths of one internally displaced person (IDP) and the injury ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
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"We will not rest until every displaced person returns home"
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, has delivered a message of hope, restoration and comfort to ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»

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