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INTERNEE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does internee mean?
• INTERNEE (noun)
The noun INTERNEE has 1 sense:
1. a person who is interned
Familiarity information: INTERNEE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is interned
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
the internees were enemy aliens and suspected terrorists
Hypernyms ("internee" is a kind of...):
captive; prisoner (a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war)
Derivation:
intern (deprive of freedom)
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