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asylum

noun/əˈsaɪləm/ (uh-SY-luhm)Level B2
asylum meaning picture: A tired family with small bags standing at a border checkpoint while an official kindly checks their papers
Picture meaning of “asylum” — Protection a country gives to someone who has fled danger or persecution in their own country.

Protection a country gives to someone who has fled danger or persecution in their own country.

People ask for asylum when it is unsafe to stay in their home country. If a government agrees, they can live there safely.

asylum meaning in Hindi

वह सुरक्षा जो कोई देश उस व्यक्ति को देता है जो अपने देश में ख़तरे या उत्पीड़न से भागा हो।

जब अपने देश में रहना असुरक्षित हो, तब लोग asylum यानी शरण माँगते हैं। सरकार मान जाए तो वे वहाँ सुरक्षित रह सकते हैं।

Examples

  1. The family travelled for weeks and finally asked for asylum at the border.वह परिवार हफ़्तों सफ़र करके आख़िरकार सीमा पर शरण माँगने पहुँचा।
  2. The government granted asylum to the journalist, who had received threats at home.सरकार ने उस पत्रकार को शरण दी, जिसे अपने देश में धमकियाँ मिल रही थीं।

Synonyms & antonyms

refugesanctuaryprotectionshelter

Memory trick

A-SY-LUM: A Safe Yard for those who must Leave Unsafe Motherlands.

💡 Did you know?

In older English, 'asylum' also meant a hospital for mentally ill people; this use is now outdated and avoided.

Word origin

From Greek 'asylon' through Latin, meaning a place where no one could be seized; so it came to mean refuge.

Other meanings

noun Protection given by a state to a political refugee.

asylum meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीवह सुरक्षा जो कोई देश उस व्यक्ति को देता है जो अपने देश में ख़तरे या उत्पीड़न से भागा हो।
Arabic · العربيةحماية تمنحها دولة لشخص فرّ من الخطر أو الاضطهاد في بلده.
French · FrançaisProtection qu'un pays accorde à une personne qui a fui un danger ou des persécutions chez elle.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaPerlindungan yang diberikan suatu negara kepada orang yang lari dari bahaya atau penganiayaan di negaranya.
Chinese · 中文一个国家给予在本国逃离危险或迫害之人的保护。

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