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internment camp

in·tern·ment camp
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-turn-muh nt kamp]
    • /ɪnˈtɜrn mənt kæmp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-turn-muh nt kamp]
    • /ɪnˈtɜrn mənt kæmp/

Definitions of internment camp words

  • noun internment camp a prison camp for the confinement of enemy aliens, prisoners of war, political prisoners, etc. 1
  • noun internment camp prison facility, detention centre 1
  • noun internment camp a camp for the accommodation of internees, esp during wartime 0
  • noun internment camp (archaic) A governmental euphemism for a concentration camp, especially a non-Nazi one from before or during WWII; a detention center; a relocation camp. 0
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Origin of internment camp

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Internment camp

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Internment camp

internment camp popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

internment camp usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for internment camp

noun internment camp

  • prison camp — a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.
  • detention camp — a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws.
  • labor camp — Also called slave labor camp. a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.
  • gas chamber — an enclosure used for the execution of prisoners by means of a poisonous gas.
  • gulag — the system of forced-labor camps in the Soviet Union.
All 8 Synonyms of internment camp

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