Refugees (Topical Term)

Web. 3 (refugee: one that flees to a place of safety, esp. one who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution in his own country or habitual residence because of his race, religion, or political beliefs; displaced person: a person expelled, deported, or impelled to flee from his country of nationality or habitual residence by the forces or consequences of war or oppression)

This heading may be subdivided geographically to indicate the country of origin and/or the destination of the refugees.