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Evacuee

//ɪˌvæk.juˈiː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who has been evacuated, especially a civilian evacuated from a dangerous place in time of war

    "In the three weeks since, the city has repeatedly relocated evacuees on short notice. To reopen schools, it bused many to armories, turning drill floors into open dormitories for the first time since a 1980s lawsuit halted the practice."

  2. 2
    a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place wordnet

Etymology

From French évacué, évacuée, from évacuer, equivalent to evacu(ate) + -ee.

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