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Meaning of Captivity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

kæpˈtɪvɪti

Definitions

The state of being captive.
countable, uncountable
A group of people/beings captive.
countable, obsolete, uncountable
The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أسر الأسر سبي

Беларуская палон

Български плен

Bosanski sužanjstvo zarobljeništvo плен сужањство

Català captiveri captivitat

Čeština zajetí

Cymraeg caethiwed

Deutsch Gefangenschaft Haft

Ελληνικά αιχμαλωσία αιχμαλωτισμός

Español captiverio captividad cautiverio cautividad

فارسی اسارت

Suomi vankeus vankeusaika

Français captivité

Gaeilge broid

Galego cativerio catividade

עברית שבי

हिन्दी असीरी बंदी बंध

Hrvatski sužanjstvo zarobljeništvo плен сужањство

Magyar fogság

Bahasa Indonesia penahanan

Italiano cattività

日本語監禁

ქართული მონობა ტყვეობა

한국어 감금

Kurdî esaret

Latina captivitas

Latviešu Gusts

Македонски заробеништво пленство

Nederlands gevangenschap

Polski jeniectwo niewola

Português cativeiro catividade

Română captivitate

Русский нево́ля плен полон

Српски sužanjstvo zarobljeništvo плен сужањство

Svenska fångenskap

Türkçe esaret tutsaklık

Українська неволя полон

Tiếng Việt tù binh

Examples

“held in captivity”

“escape from captivity”

“The animals lived in captivity at the zoo.”

“He wrote a memoir about his years in captivity.”

“long captivity”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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