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internee Definition

in·ternee (in′tʉrn′ē)

noun

a person interned as a prisoner of war or enemy alien

Etymology: intern + -ee

internee Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • beat: She said that Kopper, as Block Senior at Belsen, beat internees with a leather belt, or anything else available.
  • release: It released 20 internees and paroled a further 50 prisoners.
  • carry: Thereafter she carried internees and POW's to Jamaica before proceeding to Canada where she embarked Canadian troops for the United Kingdom.
  • become: Young men, starting out in life, have often asked me " How can I become an Internee?

Adjective modifier

  • civilian: The MOD was unable to provide a figure for the number of claims from surviving spouses of former civilian internees.
  • Italian: It was from here that some Italian internees were sent to Canada on the merchant vessel Arandora Star.
  • former: Dusty's Story Edward ' Dusty ' Miller is a World War 2 veteran and former internee of a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
  • British: Then in September the Argonaut sailed for Shanghai to repatriate British internees.
  • other: They were left lying in their own blood in the living areas and other internees were not allowed to help in any way.
  • female: A female internee was sexually assaulted by a soldier while her husband and other internees watched.