refugee

How to Split "refugee" into Syllables

The word refugee is divided into 3 syllables: re·fu·gee. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.

📝 Syllable Breakdown

• re — 1st syllable
• fu — 2nd syllable
• gee — 3rd syllable

🔊 Pronunciation Guide

The phonetic transcription of refugee:

• IPA: /ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/

📖 Definitions

1. refugee (third-person singular simple present refugees, present participle refugeeing, simple past and past participle refugeed)
2. “refugee, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

📚 Word Origin & History

From French réfugié, past participle of réfugier (“to take refuge, to seek refuge”), from Old French refuge (“hiding place”) from Latin refugium (“a place of refuge, place to flee back to”), originally describing French Huguenots fleeing religious persecution after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Sense 1 was "one seeking asylum" until 1914, when it evolved to mean more generally "one fleeing home" (first applied in this sense to civilians in Flanders heading west to...

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• Correct pronunciation — Knowing syllable structure ensures accurate speech
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📊 Similar Words Comparison

Compare refugee with related words to understand syllable patterns:

Word	Syllables	Division
refugee	3	re·fu·gee
rps	1	rps
rubbish	2	rub-bish
rubbishy	3	rub-bi-shy
Rivas	2	ri-vas

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