Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asylee

/əsaɪˈli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: asylee
IPA: /əsaɪˈli/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-citizen of a country who has been granted asylum in that country.

Example Sentences

"At the same time, we must insure adequate legal authority to establish control over immigration: to enable us, when sudden influxes of foreigners occur, to decide to whom we grant the status of refugee or asylee; to improve our border control; […]"
""It is quite a novel technique to teach a lesson to any would-be asylees, and also to send a message to the foreign missions.""
"EMM brings in LGBTQ refugees and asylees in a special federal refugee program started during the Obama administration called “Preferred Communities.”"

Etymology

From asylum + -ee.

Inflected Forms

asylees (plural)

Phrases

asylum seeker

Frequently Paired Words

asylum seeker

Questions

How do you pronounce asylee?: The recorded pronunciation is /əsaɪˈli/.
What does asylee mean?: A non-citizen of a country who has been granted asylum in that country.
Where does asylee come from?: From asylum + -ee.

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