Refuge

/ˈrɛfjuːdʒ/ noun

Definition

a place or situation providing safety or shelter from danger or distress

Etymology

From Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from refugere meaning 'to flee back'

Kelly Says

A refuge is literally a place you 'flee back' to - it's humanity's instinct to find safety when the world gets dangerous!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
toevlug
TOO-vlüg
AMአማርኛ
መከላከያ
ARالعربية
ملجأ
BGБългарски
убежище
u-BE-zhish-te
BNবাংলা
আশ্রয়
CACatalà
refugi
CSČeština
útočiště
DADansk
tilflugtsted
DEDeutsch
Zuflucht
ELΕλληνικά
καταφύγιο
ESEspañol
refugio
ETEesti
varjupaik
var-yu-PAIK
EUEuskara
babesleku
ba-bes-le-ku
FAفارسی
پناهگاه
FISuomi
turva
FRFrançais
refuge
GLGalego
refuxio
re-FU-shyo
GUGU
આશ્રય
HAHA
waje
HEעברית
מקלט
HIहिन्दी
आश्रय
HRHrvatski
sklonište
SKLO-nish-te
HUMagyar
menedékhely
IDBahasa Indonesia
tempat berlindung
IGIG
ebe iguzụ
ITItaliano
rifugio
JA日本語
避難所
KKKK
пана
KMKM
ទីលំនៅដ្ឋាន
KO한국어
피난처
LTLietuvių
prieglobstis
prye-GLOBS-tis
LVLatviešu
patvērums
pat-VE-rums
MNМонгол
дүрвэл
dürvel
MRMR
आश्रयस्थान
MSBahasa Melayu
perlindungan
MYမြန်မာ
အခိုင်အသေတည်
NLNederlands
toevlucht
NONorsk
tilflukt
PAPA
ਪਨਾਹ
PLPolski
schronienie
PTPortuguês
refúgio
RORomână
refugiu
RUРусский
убежище
SKSlovenčina
útočisko
OO-to-chis-ko
SLSlovenščina
zatočišče
za-to-CHISH-che
SRСрпски
склониште
SKLO-nish-te
SVSvenska
tillflykt
SWKiswahili
kimbilio
TAதமிழ்
புகலிடம்
TEతెలుగు
పరిశ్రయం
THไทย
ที่ลี้ภัย
TLTL
kanlungan
TRTürkçe
sığınak
UKУкраїнська
притулок
URاردو
پناہ
VITiếng Việt
nơi trú ẩn
YOYO
ibi lilẹ
ZH中文
避难所
ZUZU
indawo yokulinda

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