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prisoner of war definition
Overview
Define the English word prisoner of war below. Prisoner of war is a noun. Examples of how to use prisoner of war in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .
English
Etymology
Calque of French prisonnier de guerre, prisonier de guerre (obsolete).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɪz(ə)nə əv ˈwɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɪz(ə)nɚ əv ˈwɔɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: pri‧son‧er of war
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Noun
prisoner of war (plural prisoners of war)
- A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. [from early 17th c.]
Derived terms
Translations
combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict
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References
- ^ “prisoner of war, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2022; “prisoner of war, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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prisoner of war on Wikipedia.Wikipedia