Definitions for boat people
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
boat′ peo`ple(n.pl.)
refugees who have fled a country by boat, usu. without sufficient provisions.
Category: Sociology
Origin of boat people:
1975–80
Wiktionary
boat people(Noun)
Plural form of boat person.
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