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azil
asylum (a shelter or refuge, including political asylum) /aˈzil/
noun#4044 most common
Also: shelter, nursing home, orphanage
Example sentences
Bunica mea locuiește la azil.
My grandmother lives at the nursing home.
Copiii orfani au fost duși la azil.
The orphaned children were taken to the shelter.
Refugiații au cerut azil politic în această țară.
The refugees requested political asylum in this country.
Guvernul a decis să acorde azil persoanelor din zona de conflict.
The government decided to grant asylum to people from the conflict zone.
Cererea lui de azil a fost respinsă după o anchetă îndelungată.
His asylum request was rejected after a lengthy investigation.
Convenția de la Geneva reglementează condițiile în care un stat poate acorda azil persoanelor persecutate.
The Geneva Convention regulates the conditions under which a state can grant asylum to persecuted persons.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | azil | azile |
| Genitive | azilului | azilelor |
| Accusative | azil | azile |
| Vocative | azilule | azilelor |
Word family
azilantperson seeking asylum
azil politicpolitical asylum
azil de bătrâniold people's home, nursing home
azil de noaptenight shelter for the homeless
solicitant de azilasylum seeker
Etymology
Azil entered Romanian from French asile, itself from Latin asylum. The Latin word came from Greek ásylon, a place where one could not be seized or harmed. The core sense, a place of safety from pursuit or harm, has stayed intact across all three borrowings.
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