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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesevacuado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ebakwaˈðo
"Los evacuados recibieron asistencia médica inmediata."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person removed from a place of danger to a safer place, especially during a war or natural disaster.
"Thousands of evacuees sought shelter in community centers after the hurricane warning was issued." - 2
Someone who has been forced to leave their home due to emergency circumstances.
"The government provided temporary housing and food supplies for all registered evacuees."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'evacuate', originating from Latin 'evacuare' (to empty out, from 'vacuus' meaning empty), combined with the French suffix '-ee' denoting the recipient of an action. The term gained widespread currency during World War II to describe civilians removed from dangerous areas, particularly children relocated from cities to rural countryside.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Evacuee" is said worldwide
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évacué
Transliteration: eva-kɥe
"Les évacués ont été installés dans le gymnase municipal."
Evakuierte
Transliteration: evaˈku̯iːʁtə
"Die Evakuierten wurden in sichere Notunterkünfte gebracht."
evacuato
Transliteration: evakuwaˈto
"Gli evacuatizi sono stati ospitati nelle scuole."
evacuado
Transliteration: ebakwaˈðo
"Los evacuados recibieron asistencia médica inmediata."
evacuado
Transliteration: evakwaˈdu
"O centro de acolhimento recebeu centenas de evacuados."
शरणार्थी
Transliteration: sharanarthi
"तूफान के कारण कई लोगों को शरणार्थी शिविरों में जाना पड़ा।"
疏散人员
Transliteration: shūsàn rényuán
"政府为所有疏散人员提供了临时的住处。"
피난민
Transliteration: pinanmin
"대피소는 홍수로 인한 피난민들로 가득 찼습니다."
避難民
Transliteration: hinanmin
"台風の接近に伴い、多くの避難民が体育館に身を寄せました。"
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