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/i vak'yooh ee", i vak"yooh ee'/, n.a person who is withdrawn or removed from a place of danger, a disaster area, etc.[1935-40; < F évacué, ptp. of évacuer to EVACUATE; see -EE]
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evacuee — 1934, from Fr. évacué, from évacuer; see EVACUATE (Cf. evacuate) + EE (Cf. ee) … Etymology dictionary
evacuee — ► NOUN ▪ a person evacuated from a place of danger … English terms dictionary
evacuee — [ē vak΄yo͞o ē′, ēvak′yo͞o ē΄; ivak΄yo͞o ē′, ivak′yo͞o ē΄] n. a person evacuated from an area of danger … English World dictionary
evacuee — UK [ɪˌvækjuˈiː] / US [ɪˌvækjuˈɪ] noun [countable] Word forms evacuee : singular evacuee plural evacuees someone who is moved away from their home because of a dangerous situation such as a war … English dictionary
évacuée — ● évacué, évacuée nom Habitant d une zone de combat ou d une zone sinistrée ou dangereuse, contraint de quitter son domicile. Blessé ou malade dirigé vers un établissement ou une formation sanitaire, en temps de guerre … Encyclopédie Universelle
evacuee — [[t]ɪvæ̱kjui͟ː[/t]] evacuees N COUNT An evacuee is someone who has been sent away from a dangerous place to somewhere safe, especially during a war … English dictionary
evacuee — A civilian removed from a place of residence by military direction for reasons of personal security or the requirements of the military situation. See also displaced person; expellee; refugee … Military dictionary
evacuee — noun Date: 1918 an evacuated person … New Collegiate Dictionary
evacuee — noun A person who has been evacuated, especially a civilian evacuated from a dangerous place in time of war … Wiktionary
evacuee — Synonyms and related words: DP, absconder, bolter, displaced person, eloper, emigrant, emigre, escapee, evacue, exile, expatriate, fleer, fugitive, immigrant, in migrant, migrant, migrator, migratory worker, out migrant, refugee, runagate,… … Moby Thesaurus
