detention camp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of detention camp
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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The group - thought by authorities to be the wives and children of IS fighters - have been stuck in Roj detention camp until now, with the Australian government refusing to officially repatriate them.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Escape attempts from the largest detention camp in northeast Syria, Al Hol, have increased this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
Bliss, the U.S. is constructing a new 5,000-bed immigrant detention camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2025
These long-standing facilities were joined this month by a slapdash detention camp in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2025
The detachment finally disembarked at Montauk Point on the 23d, passed through the usual detention camp, and was assigned a camping-place.
From History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition by John H. (John Henry) Parker
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