boat people

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Refugees fleeing by sea, particularly those fleeing from South Vietnam during the 1970s and '80s.
  2. An ethnic group that principally lives on fishing and houseboats, particularly the Tanka or Dan people of East Asia.
  3. plural of boat person

Word forms

boat people boat person

Related words

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