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plane people

plane people  n.pl.— «Currently, about 2,500 of these Vietnamese “plane people” are leaving each month under the program, refugee officials said. “This number is roughly equal to the total monthly arrivals in the region...

jumbo jet people

jumbo jet people  n.pl.— «Now your biggest concern, despite the headlines, really isn’t boat people is it? It’s jumbo jet people who come here on proper visas and then overstay and claim refugee status?» —“Sunday: Philip Ruddock...

IDP

IDP n. a person who is a refugee or (forced) migrant within his own nation (or region). Etymological Note: internally displaced person(s) or people. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

IDP

IDP  n.— «Many scrape by in Jabal Ulia, Jabaronna or Wad Al-Bashir—government-run camps for internally displaced persons—IDPs, in refugee argot—on the outskirts of Khartoum.» —“The Art of Flight” by Davin A...

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