internally displaced person
noun/ɪnˌtɜːnəli ˌdɪspleɪst ˈpɜːsn/
/ɪnˌtɜːrnəli ˌdɪspleɪst ˈpɜːrsn/
(plural internally displaced persons or internally displaced people)
(abbreviation IDP)
(specialist)- a person who has been forced to move within their own country because of war, a natural disaster, etc.
由于战争、自然灾害等原因而被迫在本国境内迁移的人。 - Much of the population is made up of refugees and internally displaced people.
大部分人口是难民和国内流离失所者。
Word Origin1940s; earliest use found in International Affairs - Much of the population is made up of refugees and internally displaced people.