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internment
[ in-turn-muhnt ]
/ ÉȘnËtÉrn mÉnt /
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noun
an act or instance of interning, or confining a person or ship to prescribed limits during wartime: the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
the state of being interned; confinement.
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internment
/ (ÉȘnËtÉËnmÉnt) /
noun
- the act of interning or state of being interned, esp of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects
- (as modifier)an internment camp
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