refuge
/ˈrɛfjuːdʒ/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈrɛfjuːdʒ/
refuge
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Long vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
re - fuge -> refuge
Myanmar meaning
(n) ခိုမှီရာ။ ခိုကိုးခြင်း။
Full entry
၁။ (က) [U] ~ (from sb/ sth)
ခိုလှုံရာ။ ကွန်းခိုရာ။
a place of refuge ❍ seek refuge from the storm/ fighting ❍ take refuge in the US Embassy ❍ give sb refuge.
(ခ) [C] ခိုကိုးရာ။ ကွန်းရိပ်။ ရိပ်မြုံ။ establish a refuge for rare birds ❍ For her, poetry is a refuge from the problems of the world.
၂။ [C] (Brit ) = TRAFFIC ISLAND
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Synonyms
safe haven, sanctuary, shelter, protection, place of safety, asylum, harbor, retreat, ambush, anchorage, bolthole, cover, covert, den, escape, exit, expedient, fortress, harborage, have privacy, haven, hideaway, hideout, hiding place, hole, home, immunity, ivory tower, makeshift, opening, outlet, port, preserve, recourse, resort, resource, safe place, security, shield, stopgap, stronghold, way out
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