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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEvakuierung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: evakuˈiːʁʊŋ
"Die Evakuierung des Gebäudes verlief geordnet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of evacuating a person or a place, especially for safety reasons.
"The hurricane warning triggered a mandatory evacuation of the coastal regions." - 2
The withdrawal of troops or military forces from a position or occupied area.
"The strategic evacuation of the garrison was completed before dawn."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'evacuare', meaning 'to empty out', composed from 'ex-' (out) and 'vacuus' (empty). Entering English in the early 17th century via French, the term originally referred to bodily discharge or emptying a space, later evolving significantly in military and civil contexts to mean the systematic removal of people from a dangerous area.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Evacuation" is said worldwide
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évacuation
Transliteration: evakyasjɔ̃
"L'évacuation de l'immeuble a été rapide."
Evakuierung
Transliteration: evakuˈiːʁʊŋ
"Die Evakuierung des Gebäudes verlief geordnet."
evacuazione
Transliteration: evakuatˈtsjone
"L'evacuazione è iniziata subito dopo l'allarme."
evacuación
Transliteration: ebakuasjón
"La evacuación de la zona costera fue ordenada a tiempo."
evacuação
Transliteration: evakuɐˈsɐ̃w
"A evacuação do edifício foi concluída sem incidentes."
निकास
Transliteration: nikas
"बाढ़ के कारण शहर से लोगों का निकास शुरू हो गया है।"
疏散
Transliteration: shūsàn
"政府下令对低洼地区进行紧急疏散。"
대피
Transliteration: daepi
"경보가 울리자 주민들은 신속하게 대피했다."
避難
Transliteration: hinan
"地震の発生後、住民全員が安全な場所へ避難した。"
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