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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 Casinos in Reno offered discounts on hotel rooms to evacuees. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 The Reno-Sparks Convention Center is receiving evacuees, and hundreds of people spent Saturday night there, NPR member station KUNR reports. — Maria Godoy, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026 Rocky Ripple town council president Randy Sanders told evacuees that the evacuation could last until tomorrow evening — or longer. — Tilly Robinson, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2026 Officials said the location is not an overnight shelter, but is available for evacuees to get information, make plans and charge electronic devices. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evacuee

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refugee

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The AfD also aims to segregate refugees and disabled children in schools and rework the curriculum to portray a more positive view of Germany's history.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
The party’s manifesto also calls for segregated classes, with refugee children taught separately by other refugees, and teaching designed to convey the message that staying in Germany is temporary.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

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