asylum seeker

English - Turkish

Definition of asylum seeker in English Turkish dictionary

sığınma hakkı arayan kişi

(Avrupa Birliği) sığınmacı

Almanya bu yıl yaklaşık bir buçuk milyon sığınmacı bekliyor. - Germany is expecting about 1.5 million asylum seekers this year.

(Askeri) sığınma isteyen kimse

sığınmacı

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asylum seekers

(Hukuk) sığınma arayanlar

asylum seekers

(Hukuk) sığınak arayanlar

English - English

Definition of asylum seeker in English English dictionary

Someone who flees their home country and seeks asylum in another; a refugee

An asylum seeker is a person who is trying to get asylum in a foreign country. Fewer than 7% of asylum seekers are accepted as political refugees. someone who leaves their own country because they are in danger, especially for political reasons, and who asks the government of another country to allow them to live there refugee

person who is seeking refuge

Related Terms

asylum seekers

plural form of asylum seeker

Hyphenation

a·sy·lum seek·er

Turkish pronunciation

ısaylım sikır

Pronunciation

/əˈsīləm ˈsēkər/ /əˈsaɪləm ˈsiːkɜr/

Etymology

[ &-'sI-l&m ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English, from Latin, from Greek asylon, neuter of asylos inviolable, from a- + sylon right of seizure.