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   Synonyms for ASYLUM: refuge, shelter, sanctuary, retreat, residence, haven, sanctum, harbor, lodging, oasis

   • 50 Synonyms of Asylums

     Synonyms for ASYLUMS: refuges, shelters, sanctuaries,...

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     Synonyms for BOLT-HOLE: refuge, retreat, shelter, sanctuary,...

   • Oasis

     Synonyms for OASIS: abode, refuge, sanctuary, retreat,...

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   When someone needs a refuge from a difficult or dangerous situation, they need asylum. If a government offers to protect people who have fled war or hardship in their own country, it gives them asylum.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishASYLUM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ASYLUM definition: 1. protection or safety, especially that given by a government to people who have been forced to…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ASYLUM is an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary. How to use asylum in a sentence.

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   Find 24 different ways to say ASYLUM, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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   What does the noun asylum mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun asylum. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun asylum? About 4 occurrences per million words in modern written English. 1750.

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   What is asylum noun?

   • Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘place of refuge’, especially for criminals): via Latin from Greek ‘right of seizure’. Current senses date from the 18th cent. Definition of asylum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Why do people need asylum?

   • When someone needs a refuge from a difficult or dangerous situation, they need asylum. If a government offers to protect people who have fled war or hardship in their own country, it gives them asylum.

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   What is a political asylum?

   • An asylum offers shelter and protection, like the awning of a building in a downpour. Or it could be a country that takes in refugees in danger of persecution — otherwise known as "political asylum." When someone needs a refuge from a difficult or dangerous situation, they need asylum.

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   Where did asylum come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun asylum is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for asylum is from before 1439, in the writing of John Lydgate, poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. asylum is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin asȳlum.

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8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionasylum noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of asylum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.