DETAINEE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Some held in custody

Synonyms:

detainee; political detainee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("detainee" is a kind of...):

captive; prisoner (a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war)

Derivation:

detain (deprive of freedom; take into confinement)

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