Wave of refugees

Equivalents

uprchlická vlna — Flüchtlingsbewegung — ondata migratoria — fala uchodźców

Related terms

• refugees (arrive in)
• (results in) refugee crisis, humanitarian crisis
• refugee hotspots, refugee camps, refugee shelters (are established in response to)

Encyclopaedic information

During the 20th century, Europe saw some of the largest waves of refugees and most violent forced migrations in human history, especially as a result of the First and Second World Wars.

Source: https://origins.osu.edu/

Synonyms and variants

• refugee wave
• migratory wave
• wave of immigrants
• migration wave

Collocations

• large wave of refugees

Examples

The European Tourism Association states that it's prepared for another large wave of refugees, having organized seven huge sites that can accommodate large numbers.

Source: http://adagiotravel.com/

"We don't think this country is ready for the wave of refugees that is expected," said Andrzej Komar, vice president of the Association of Ukrainians in Poland.

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'Refugee wave' too is often associated with a threatening dynamic [...]

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Migratory waves, however, bring this stance into question on two levels.

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Poland's government, which came under heavy international criticism last year for pushing back against a wave of immigrants crossing over from Belarus, mostly from the Middle East and Africa, has welcomed those fleeing the Ukraine war.

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Migration waves are usually temporary.

Source: https://origins.osu.edu/