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detention camp

de·ten·tion camp
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-ten-shuh n kamp]
    • /dɪˈtɛn ʃən kæmp/
    • /dɪˈten.ʃən kæmp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-ten-shuh n kamp]
    • /dɪˈtɛn ʃən kæmp/

Definitions of detention camp words

  • noun detention camp a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws. 1
  • noun detention camp institution for young offenders 1
See all 2 definitions of detention camp

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Origin of detention camp

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Detention camp

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Detention camp

detention camp popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

detention camp usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for detention camp

noun detention camp

  • concentration camp — A concentration camp is a prison in which large numbers of ordinary people are kept in very bad conditions, usually during a war.
  • labor camp — Also called slave labor camp. a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.
  • prison camp — a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.
  • gulag — the system of forced-labor camps in the Soviet Union.
  • internment camp — a prison camp for the confinement of enemy aliens, prisoners of war, political prisoners, etc.
All 5 Synonyms of detention camp

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