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PRISONER OF WAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prisoner of war mean? 

PRISONER OF WAR (noun)
  The noun PRISONER OF WAR has 1 sense:

1. a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of warplay

  Familiarity information: PRISONER OF WAR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PRISONER OF WAR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

POW; prisoner of war

Hypernyms ("prisoner of war" is a kind of...):

captive; prisoner (a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war)


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