Person Seeking Wartime Sanctuary in a New Country

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Sports, Group 154, Puzzle 4 (Competitive Freediving).

Question is: Person Seeking Wartime Sanctuary in a New Country

and the answer is: REFUGEE

Word Meaning:

REFUGEE — (attributive, also figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc.

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