internee

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internee

/ɪntɜːˈniː/ UK
/ɪntɝˈniː/ US

Where it comes from

From intern + -ee.

noun internees

One who is imprisoned or otherwise confined.
Similar: prisoner

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noun one who is imprisoned or otherwise confined

日本語	被抑留者 hikōryūsha, 捕虜 horyo
中文	被拘留者 bèi jūliú zhě
Français	interné
Deutsch	Internierte
Русский	интерни́рованный intɛrnírovannyj, заде́ржанный zadéržannyj, заключённый zaključónnyj

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"internee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/internee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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internee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/internee

Chicago

"internee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/internee.

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@misc{internee_2026,
  title = {internee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/internee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}