Meanings
nouninternee (plural internees)
plural internees
- One who is imprisoned or otherwise confined.
Synonyms: prisoner
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who is imprisoned or otherwise confined.
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Bulgarian интерниран
- интерниран (interniran)one who is imprisoned or otherwise confined
Chinese Mandarin 被拘留者
- 被拘留者 (bèi jūliú zhě)one who is imprisoned or otherwise confined
French interné
- internéone who is imprisoned or otherwise confined
German Internierte
- Internierteone who is imprisoned or otherwise confined
Irish imtheorannaí
- imtheorannaíone who is imprisoned or otherwise confined
Japanese 被抑留者, 捕虜
- 被抑留者 (hikōryūsha)one who is imprisoned or otherwise confined
- 捕虜 (horyo)one who is imprisoned or otherwise confined
Polish osoba internowana
- osoba internowanaone who is imprisoned or otherwise confined
Russian интерни́рованный, заде́ржанный
- интерни́рованный (intɛrnírovannyj)one who is imprisoned or otherwise confined
- заде́ржанный (zadéržannyj)one who is imprisoned or otherwise confined
- заключённый (zaključónnyj)one who is imprisoned or otherwise confined
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Cite this entry
APA
internee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internee
MLA
“internee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internee. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “internee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internee.
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