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Pronounced as Ref (From Refer) [emphasized] + Yooj (Rhyming with Huge) {Listen to it here}
It comes from Latin Refugium which is a place to flee back to and is itself derived from Latin root Fugere which means to flee.
Fugere is also the root of Fugitive which means somebody who runs away.
Situational Uses / Sentences:
- The adjacent wildfowl refuge is a roosting place for many species of wildfowl during the winter.
- Rapper Kanye West seeks refuge in India – Scoop @ msnbc.com
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