prisoner of war
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prisoner of war
- /ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nə əv ˈwɔː/ UK
- /ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nɚ əv ˈwoɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Calque of French prisonnier de guerre, prisonier de guerre (obsolete).
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noun combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict
| Español | prisionero de guerra, prisionera de guerra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전쟁 포로 jeonjaeng poro, 포로 poro |
| 日本語 | 捕虜 horyo |
| 中文 | 戰俘 /战俘 zhànfú, 俘虜 /俘虏 fúlǔ |
| हिन्दी | युद्ध-बंदी yuddh-bandī, बंदी bandī |
| Kiswahili | mfungwa wa vita |
| Português | prisioneiro de guerra, prisioneira de guerra |
| Français | prisonnier de guerre, prisonnière de guerre |
| Deutsch | Kriegsgefangener, Kriegsgefangene |
| Italiano | prigioniero di guerra, prigioniera di guerra |
| Ελληνικά | αιχμάλωτος πολέμου aichmálotos polémou |
| Română | prizonier de război |
| Русский | военнопле́нный vojennoplénnyj, пле́нный plénnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | tù binh |
| العربية | أَسِير الْحَرْب ʔasīr al-ḥarb, أَسِير ʔasīr |
| עברית | שָׁבוּי shavúy, שְׁבוּיָה shvuyá |
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title = {prisoner of war},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prisoner%20of%20war},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
