FEMA

See also: fema

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːmə/
• Rhymes: -iːmə
• Homophone: femur (non-rhotic accents)

Proper noun

FEMA

1. (US) Acronym of Federal Emergency Management Agency.
   • 2021 August 26, Christopher Flavelle, “How Government Decisions Left Tennessee Exposed to Deadly Flooding”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     FEMA produces maps showing which areas are at risk from flooding, so that homeowners, builders and local officials can make informed decisions about where and how to build houses.

   • 2022 July 23, Christopher Flavelle, Edmund D. Fountain, “How the Government Is Failing Americans Uprooted by Calamity”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     After a disaster, the two agencies chiefly responsible for helping victims are FEMA, which focuses on emergency shelter and limited home repairs, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which funds long-term rebuilding.

Anagrams

• FMEA, fame, mafe