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Meaning of internally displaced person | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ɪnˌtɜːnəli dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/

Definitions

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

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Examples

“By the end of 2022 the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) – those forced from their homes but remaining within their country of residence – reached 71 million, according to figures published by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), up from 59.1 million in 2021.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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