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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 By then, hordes of evacuees from the North Tower were walking north on Sixth Avenue to escape the terror. — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 The evacuees had been brought from the nearby community of Trishuli. — Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026 There are rumors about evacuees not being able to secure hotel rooms thanks to out-of-towners. — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026 Local officials opened shelters for evacuees as crews closed roads and shuttered local schools. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evacuee

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refugee

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Cárdenas, a civil engineer by training, was the son of President Lázaro Cárdenas, who nationalized the oil industry in 1938 and opened Mexico to refugees from the Spanish Civil War.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
He was martyred by the Nazis for aiding Jewish refugees during World War II.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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