prisoner of war en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nɚ əv ˈwoɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nə əv ˈwɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Calque of French prisonnier de guerre, prisonier de guerre (obsolete).
Meanings
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A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
In November 1799 he entered on board the 38-gun frigate Hussar, under the immediate patronage of the first lieutenant, and four years later was serving as midshipman on board the same ship when she was lost on the Saintes, near Brest, on 8 Feb. 1804. Whilst prisoner of war, Mr. Ashworth made several remarkable attempts to recover his freedom; and at last, having escaped from Bitche in December 1808, he succeeded in passing through Germany to Trieste, where he got on board the English frigate L'Unité.
1885-1900, John Knox Laughton, Dictionary of National Biography, Ashworth, Henry (1785-1811):As a prisoner of war, he was interrogated by his enemy captors.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| prisoners of war | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (97)
es prisionera de guerra (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · th เชลยศึก (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · lt karo belaisvė (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · uk військовополоне́ний (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · he שְׁבוּיָה (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ia prisionero de guerra (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · tt әсир (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · bg военнопленник (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · vi tù binh (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · es prisionero de guerra (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ar أَسِير (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · sl ujetnik (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ru военнопле́нный (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · cs válečný zajatec (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ota اسیر (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · tr savaş tutsağı (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · de Kriegsgefangene (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · sw mfungwa wa vita (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · uk бра́нець (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · grc αἰχμάλωτος (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · hu hadifogoly (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · sq rob lufte (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · nl krijgsgevangene (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · vo kligafanäböpäb (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ky согуш туткуну (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · km អ្នកទោសសង្គ្រាម (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · az hərbi əsir (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · sh zarobljenik (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · pt prisioneira de guerra (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · it prigioniera di guerra (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ar أَسِير الْحَرْب (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · he שָׁבוּי (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · fa اسیر جنگی (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · tg асир (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · la dēditīcius (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ru пле́нный (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ota طالاق (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · be ваеннапало́нны (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ro prizonier de război (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · gd prìosanach-chogaidh (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · el αιχμάλωτος πολέμου (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · cs zajatec (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · fo krígsfangi (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · sh заробљеник (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · my စစ်သုံ့ပန်း (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ja 捕虜 (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · gl prisioneiro de guerra (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ur جنگی قیدی (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ug ئەسىر (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · nv yisnááh (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · hi युद्ध-बंदी (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · nl oorlogsgevangene (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · eo militkaptito (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · niq cheploñgio (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · sk zajatec (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · nn krigsfange (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · sl vojni ujetnik (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · gl prisioneira de guerra (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · be пало́нны (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · fa اسیر (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ka სამხედრო ტყვე (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · uz harbiy asir (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · sh ratni zarobljenik (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · my သုံ့ပန်း (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · lt karo belaisvis (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · sk vojnový zajatec (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · kk соғыс тұтқыны (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · fr prisonnière de guerre (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · nb krigsfange (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · uk полоне́ний (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · sv krigsfånge (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · sh ратни заробљеник (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · pt prisioneiro de guerra (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · id tahanan perang (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · tr savaş esiri (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · fa اسیر حربی (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ta போர் கைதி (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · kk әскери тұтқын (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · pl jeniec wojenny (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · fi sotavanki (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ms tahanan perang (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · hy ռազմագերի (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · tg асири ҳарбӣ (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · te యుద్ధ ఖైదీ (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · et sõjavang (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · it prigioniero di guerra (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · lv karagūsteknis (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ko 전쟁 포로 (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · cmn 俘虜 /俘虏 (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · de Kriegsgefangener (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · da krigsfange (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · cmn 戰俘 /战俘 (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · ko 포로 (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · hi बंदी (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · is stríðsfangi (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · mr युद्धकैदी (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) · fr prisonnier de guerre (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict)