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Synonyms

evacuee

American  
[ih-vak-yoo-ee, ih-vak-yoo-ee] / ɪˌvæk yuˈi, ɪˈvæk yuˌi /

noun

  1. a person who is withdrawn or removed from a place of danger, a disaster area, etc.

Etymology

Origin of evacuee

1935–40; < French évacué, past participle of évacuer to evacuate; -ee

Example Sentences

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While local officials staff these sites, the city plans to enlist volunteers and evacuees to help run shelters, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Where she and hundreds of other Afghan evacuees will end up next is unknown.

From BBC

The evacuees are due to arrive in South Korea on Sunday afternoon.

From Barron's

By Friday, several flights had landed back in the U.S. with hundreds of evacuees, State Department officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the floods that battered northwestern Morocco in recent weeks have left evacuees like Habachi with little to celebrate.

From Barron's

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