Speakur

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displaced person

/dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜɹs(ə)n/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
dis-placed per-son
IPA
/dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜɹs(ə)n/
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A refugee, especially of war or of forced migration.

Etymology

From displaced + person.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜɹs(ə)n/
  • British English: /dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/

Inflected Forms

displaced persons (plural) displaced people (plural)

Synonyms

DP stateless person

Rhymes With

person internally displaced person worsen

Questions

How do you pronounce displaced person?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜɹs(ə)n/.
What does displaced person mean?
A refugee, especially of war or of forced migration.
Where does displaced person come from?
From displaced + person.

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