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Refugee vs. Evacuee
Refugee
/ˌrefjʊˈdʒiː/Examples:
The main highway was dotted with refugees.Exhausting as it was, the refugee turmoil helped him.Her husband was a Polish refugee, a teacher.
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This word has no antonymsEvacuee
/ɪˌvækjuˈiː/Examples:
The city set up shelters for evacuees fleeing the flood.The evacuation drill taught us what being an evacuee feels like.An evacuee from the wildfire shared her story on the news.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Refugee is often used in more permanent situations, while evacuee is usually temporary.
- A refugee is someone forced to flee their country to escape danger.
- An evacuee is someone who leaves a place due to immediate threat or disaster, but may return when conditions improve.
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