Phrase guide

internally displaced person

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˌtɜːnəli dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɪnˌtɜɹnəli dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜɹs(ə)n/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sən

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country's borders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: IDP, internal refugee

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: displaced person

History

Etymology

From internally + displaced + person.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: məcburi köçkün — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Betawi: orang tetiran dalem — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Catalan: desplaçat intern — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Catalan: desplaçada interna — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國內流離失所者 /国内流离失所者 (guónèi liúlíshīsuǒzhě) — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Czech: vnitřně vysídlená osoba — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Czech: VVO — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Danish: internt fordreven person — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Dutch: intern ontheemde — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Dutch: interne vluchteling — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Dutch: binnenlands ontheemde — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Esperanto: Interne dislokita persono — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Finnish: maan sisäinen pakolainen — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • French: déplacé interne — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Georgian: იძულებით გადაადგილებული პირი (iʒulebit gadaadgilebuli ṗiri) — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Georgian: დევნილი (devnili) — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • German: Binnenflüchtling — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Hungarian: belső menekült — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Indonesian: pengungsi internal — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Irish: duine easáitithe de thír — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Malay: orang pelarian dalaman — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Norwegian Bokmål: internt fordreven person — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Polish: uchodźca wewnętrzny — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Portuguese: deslocado interno — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Portuguese: deslocada interna — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Portuguese: pessoa deslocada internamente — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Russian: вну́тренне перемещё́нное лицо́ (vnútrenne peremeščónnoje licó) — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Spanish: desplazado interno — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Swedish: internflykting — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Tajik: гурезаи дохилӣ (gureza-yi doxili) — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Turkish: ülke içinde yerinden edilmiş kişi — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Turkish: ÜİYEK — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Ukrainian: вну́трішньо перемі́щена осо́ба (vnútrišnʹo peremíščena osóba) — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders
  • Ukrainian: ВПО (VPO) — someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country’s borders