/ Dictionary / Index R refugee: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ref•u•gee Pronunciation: (ref"yoo-jē', ref'yoo-jē"), [key] — n. a person who flees for refuge or safety, esp. to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc. See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: refugee (Thesaurus) refuge refugium Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language