displaced person

noun

1. a person driven or expelled from their homeland by war, famine, tyranny, etc. : DP, D.P.

displaced person

noun

1. a person forced from his home or country, esp by war or revolution DP

Word History and Origins

Origin of displaced person¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Some people who relocate to nearby areas may be counted as internally displaced persons, or IDPs, if they register with authorities, Williams explained.

From Salon

Meanwhile in Gaza, 10 people in a school sheltering displaced persons were killed by an Israeli strike, Hamas said on Saturday.

From BBC

On Friday evening, she arrived with her elderly parents, shaken, hungry and a bit lost, at a Kharkiv school that has been turned into a displaced persons’ reception center.

From New York Times

“Any blowup related to the issue of displaced persons will not be limited to Lebanon but will extend to Europe to become a regional and international crisis,” he said.

From Seattle Times

It also said a staff member named Amir Abu Aisha had been killed by Israeli gunfire, and that a displaced person had been wounded in the head.

From BBC

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