humanitarian (/hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/)
adjective · Advanced · Culture & Society
🔊 /hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/
Meaning
Meaning: concerned with human welfare
Concerned with reducing human suffering and improving people’s welfare. It often describes aid given to people in crisis.
Examples
🗣 Humanitarian workers delivered food and medicine to families trapped by the devastating flood.
Etymology
From ‘humanity’, from Latin ‘humanitas’ (human nature, kindness), plus ‘-arian’.
How & Where It’s Used
Used in aid work, politics, and news of crises.
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Tags: aid, welfare