internee
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- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈni/
:
interno
- Clark has also discovered evidence that the internees were remarkably resourceful.
- civilian internees
- Japanese internees
- American internees
Examples
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During World War II, many Japanese Americans were classified as internees and placed in relocation camps without trial.
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In the Evacuation Claims Act of 1948, Congress authorized compensation for specific property losses suffered by the internees.
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These released internees were warned to leave the country or face a return to the camps.
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Here too, Camp is uncovering evidence of the internees' efforts to maintain a connection with their Japanese identity.
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By 1958, only 26,000 internees had received any compensation.
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On December 17, 1944, the Roosevelt Administration announced that it would end the internment and release the internees.
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By 1948, public opinion had shifted so dramatically that Congress passed the Japanese American Claims Act, compensating some internees for property losses.
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My family, sisters, parents, and grandfather were POW civilian internees in Manila during the time these pictures were taken.
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The internees were even modifying the soil with eggshells to make the high desert more fertile.
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Again, Goldman objected, this time claiming that the WRA had not done a good job monitoring released internees.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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1.1
A person kept locked because they broke the law or were captured during a war
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A person kept in a prison, hospital, or similar place
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A person authorities hold for legal or political reasons
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A person who authorities hold because of political beliefs or actions
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Surface Forms
Morphology
internee = intern + ee
Previous output was malformed and duplicated roots; reconstruction unclear.
Etymology
Internee comes from the Latin root internus meaning 'inside' and the ending -ee, which names the person the action happens to, as in employee or trainee. So an internee is literally someone made to stay 'inside', a person held or confined, especially during war.