internee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of internee
Example Sentences
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Each internee received $25 and a train ticket to wherever they wanted to go.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
The former IRA internee has consistently denied that he is Stakeknife.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2019
Congress voted to pay $20,000 to each living internee.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016
"The noise was indescribable, like steam coming from a boiler at a high rate," said former internee Gerry McKerr.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2013
“Sir, this internee was out of her seat, sir.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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