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refugees

How many syllables in refugees?

  3 syllables

Divide refugees into syllables:   ref-u-gees
Primary syllable stress:   ref-u-gees
Secondary syllable stress:   ref-u-gees
How to pronounce refugees:   ref-you-gees
How to say refugees:

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