Meaning of asylum seeker | Babel Free
əˈsaɪːləm siːkɚDefinitions
A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
asielsoeker
Català
sol·licitant d'asil
Cymraeg
ceisiwr lloches
Dansk
asylansøger
Deutsch
Asylant
Asylantin
Asylbewerber
Asylbewerberin
Asylsuchende
Asylsuchender
Asylwerber
Asylwerberin
Ελληνικά
αιτητής ασύλου
Gàidhlig
fògarrach
Magyar
menedékkérő
日本語
亡命希望者
ქართული
თავშესაფრის მაძიებელი
한국어
망명 신청자
Македонски
азилант
Nederlands
asielzoeker
Română
refugiat
Türkçe
sığınmacı
Examples
“He stayed with friends and even spent a few nights in a hotel when had nowhere else to go. In September 2019, he moved into a flat with three other gay asylum seekers through Le Refuge, an organisation supporting isolated LGBTQI+ youth.”
“In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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