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internment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈtɜːnmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪnˈtɝnmənt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English intern Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English internment From intern + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being imprisoned, usually without trial.
   • Policies that favor criminalization and internment are promoted over support for social transformation and equity. 1996 September, Randall Halle, “The Seduction of Nazism”, in Gay Community News, page 24:
   • Nevertheless, the economic and emotional effects of the internment were severe, and the United States Government has yet to make good on its promises of reparations. 1989 October 15, Vivien Raynor, “Interned Artists, Devoid of Grievance”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Deriveds

internment camp

Relateds

interment

Translations (8)

ga imtheorannú (confinement within narrow limits to the interior of a country) · de Internierung (confinement within narrow limits to the interior of a country) · fr internement (confinement within narrow limits to the interior of a country) · ar حَجْز (confinement within narrow limits to the interior of a country) · fa توقیف (confinement within narrow limits to the interior of a country) · ca internament (confinement within narrow limits to the interior of a country) · ar اِعْتِقَال (confinement within narrow limits to the interior of a country) · ar اِحْتِجَاز (confinement within narrow limits to the interior of a country)