Definition of 'evacuee'
Word forms: plural evacuees
countable noun
An evacuee is someone who has been sent away from a dangerous place to somewhere safe, especially during a war.
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evacuee in American
(iˌvækjuˈi ; ēvakˌyo̅oēˈ; iˈvækjuˌi ; ēvakˈyo̅oēˌ; ɪˌvækjuˈi ; ivakˌyo̅oēˈ; ɪˈvækjuˌi ; ivakˈyo̅oēˌ) noun
a person evacuated from an area of danger
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Trends of 'evacuee'
Used Rarely. evacuee is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary
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Translations for 'evacuee'
British English: evacuee NOUN
An evacuee is someone who has been sent away from a dangerous place to somewhere safe, especially during a war.
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