asylee

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/əsaɪˈli/

noun

A non-citizen of a country who has been granted asylum in that country.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounasylee (plural asylees)

plural asylees

  1. A non-citizen of a country who has been granted asylum in that country.

    "It is quite a novel technique to teach a lesson to any would-be asylees, and also to send a message to the foreign missions."

    1990 July 25, Howard W. French, “ASYLUM-SEEKERS STRAIN CUBA'S TIES”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2024
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    At the same time, we must insure adequate legal authority to establish control over immigration: to enable us, when sudden influxes of foreigners occur, to decide to whom we grant the status of refugee or asylee; to improve our border control; […]

    1981 July 31, UPI, “REAGAN'S STATEMENT ON IMMIGRATION”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 May 2022

    EMM brings in LGBTQ refugees and asylees in a special federal refugee program started during the Obama administration called “Preferred Communities.”

    2025 January 31, Don Barnett, “Episcopal bishop lectures Trump while earning taxpayer millions to bring migrants into US”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2025

Origin

Translations

Arabic لاجئ
  • لاجئsomeone granted asylum
German Asylnehmer, Asylnehmerin
  • Asylnehmersomeone granted asylum
  • Asylnehmerinsomeone granted asylum
  • anerkannter Asylantsomeone granted asylum
  • anerkannte Asylantinsomeone granted asylum
Spanish asilado
  • asiladosomeone granted asylum

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APA

asylee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asylee

MLA

“asylee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asylee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asylee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asylee.

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