internally displaced person
noun/ɪnˌtɜːnəli dɪspleɪst ˈpɜːsn/
/ɪnˌtɜːrnəli dɪspleɪst ˈpɜːrsn/
(plural internally displaced persons or internally displaced people)
(abbreviation IDP)
(specialist)- a person who has been forced to move within their own country because of war, a natural disaster, etc.
- Much of the population is made up of refugees and internally displaced people.
Word Origin1940s; earliest use found in International AffairsDefinitions on the go
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