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From Ottoman Turkish ملتجی (mülteci), from Arabic مُلْتَجِئ (multajiʔ), active participle of اِلْتَجَأَ (iltajaʔa). Despite the apparent suffix -ci, the entire word is from Arabic.

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mülteci (definite accusative mülteciyi, plural mülteciler)

  1. refugee

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