Meaning of prisoner of war | Babel Free
ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nə əv ˈwɔːDefinitions
A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
Equivalents
Dansk
krigsfange
Eesti
sõjavang
فارسی
اسیر
Suomi
sotavanki
Gàidhlig
prìosanach-chogaidh
עברית
שבוי
Magyar
hadifogoly
Հայերեն
ռազմագերի
Íslenska
stríðsfangi
ქართული
სამხედრო ტყვე
Kurdî
eşîr
Latviešu
karagūsteknis
Română
prizonier de război
Shqip
rob lufte
Svenska
krigsfånge
Kiswahili
mfungwa wa vita
ไทย
เชลยศึก
ئۇيغۇرچە
ئەسىر
Tiếng Việt
tù binh
Examples
“As a prisoner of war, he was interrogated by his enemy captors.”
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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