( safe havens)
1.
If part of a country is declared a safe haven , people who need to escape from a dangerous situation such as a war can go there and be protected.
Countries overwhelmed by the human tide of refugees want safe havens set up at once.
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2.
If a country provides safe haven for people from another country who have been in danger, it allows them to stay there under its official protection. ( AM )
Some Democrats support granting the Haitians temporary safe haven in the US.
= asylum
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3.
A safe haven is a place, a situation, or an activity which provides people with an opportunity to escape from things that they find unpleasant or worrying.
...the idea of the family as a safe haven from the brutal outside world.
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