From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdisplaced persondisˌplaced ˈperson noun (plural displaced persons) [countable] technical PGCsomeone who has been forced to leave their country because of war or cruel treatment SYN refugee
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displaced person• The elation of witnessing birth may be followed by a sense of disorientation at being a displaced person.• By now she had the look of a refugee, a displaced person. 