internee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of internee
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Taken to a Japanese internment camp at Sumatra, she and fellow internee Norah Chambers set up a vocal orchestra.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024
After the war, and a long period of lobbying, Congress passed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, signed by President Ronald Reagan, which granted each surviving internee $20,000 in reparations.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
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
It reads the ultraviolet barcode on the inside of everyone’s wrist and marks each internee as present, flashing our camp mug shots for a moment on the scanner’s screen.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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