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evacuee

noun

i-ˌva-kyə-ˈwē

Definition of evacuee

as in refugee

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters

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Recent Examples of evacuee The city's public transit system, Greenlink, is providing a bus with air conditioning for evacuees to stay cool, and the mall will be closed for an undetermined amount of time, according to police. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 Tran is at the Garden Grove meeting, one of many who speak to city officials to express frustration with how evacuations — and evacuees — were handled. — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 2 June 2026 The Red Cross has set up an overnight shelter for evacuees, including pets, at the county’s Spring Valley Community Center at 8735 Jamacha Blvd. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 About 16,000 of roughly 50,000 evacuees are still waiting for the all clear. — Kayla Bartkowski, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for evacuee

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refugee

Noun

In the 1930s and 1940s, postrevolutionary Mexico emerged as both an incubator of modern art and haven for European refugees, political exiles and other expats.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
In 1994 Goma and surrounding areas received hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from the genocide and subsequent military operations that occurred in Rwanda that year, leading to a humanitarian crisis.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

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