Refugee Camp (Noun)
Meaning
Shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The government set up a refugee camp on the outskirts of the city to provide temporary shelter for those fleeing the war-torn country.
- Many families were forced to live in the refugee camp for years, waiting for a chance to resettle in a new country.
- The refugee camp was overcrowded and unsanitary, with inadequate food and water supplies for the thousands of people living there.
- Aid organizations worked tirelessly to provide medical care and other essential services to the residents of the refugee camp.
- After months of living in the refugee camp, the family was finally granted asylum in a new country and was able to start rebuilding their lives.