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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 Several are discounting rooms for evacuees and first responders. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 As cooler, more humid air moved into southwest France this week, authorities allowed two-thirds of the 224,000 evacuees to return home, including some more on Friday. — Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 The building is named after the mayor who pushed for construction of the 140,000-square-foot facility that can house 1,000 evacuees during heat storms and earthquakes. — Pat Maio, Daily News, 31 July 2026 Tens of thousands of evacuees have been authorized by the governments of both countries to return. — Npr's International Desk, NPR, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for evacuee

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refugee

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The fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a light rail in Charlotte’s trendy South End neighborhood, just south of uptown, thrust the city into the national spotlight last August.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
The 12 refugee seats, critics argue, are not simply a constitutional problem but an additional lever through which politically loyal candidates can be brought into the assembly.

— Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

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