Phrase guide
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noun
Refugees fleeing by sea, particularly those fleeing from South Vietnam during the 1970s and '80s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, plural, plural-normally
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noun
An ethnic group that principally lives on fishing and houseboats, particularly the Tanka or Dan people of East Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
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noun
plural of boat person
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural, plural-normally
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History
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Across languages
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