IDP
n.— «There’s 30 to 40,000 internally displaced in Battambang—it’s the largest IDP (internally displaced people) problem since 1989.» —“Cambodian fighting closes in on key northwestern town” by Mark Dodd Reuters May 4, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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