Complete Definition of "prisoner of war"

English

Noun
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prisoner of war (plural: prisoners of war)

  1. A soldier or combatant who is captured by the enemy. Abbreviation: POW

#: As a prisoner of war, he was interrogated by his enemy captors.

Translations
trans-top|soldier or combatant captured by the enemy
Chinese: ��, �� (zhàn fú)
Czech: zajatec m, vále�ný zajatec m
Dutch: krijgsgevangene
Finnish: sotavanki
French: prisonnier de guerre m
German: Kriegsgefangene m
Greek, Modern: αι�μάλ��ο� �ολέμο� (ekhmálotos polému)
Icelandic: stríðsfangi m
Interlingua: prisionero de guerra
Italian: prigioniero di guerra m
Japanese: �� (horyo)
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Korean: �� �� (jeonjaeng poro)
Latin: dediticius m
Norwegian: krigsfange m
Persian: fa-Arab|اس�ر (asir), fa-Arab|ب�د� (bandi)
Portuguese: prisioneiro de guerra m
Russian: военнопленн�й (vojennoplénnyj) m
Slovak: zajatec m (plural: zajatci)
Spanish: prisionero de guerra m
Swedish: krigsfånge
Telugu: య�ద�ధ ��ద� (yuddha khaidee)
Ukrainian: б�ане�� (bránets') m
Volapük: kligafanäböpäb
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Adjective
prisoner-of-war (before the noun), prisoner of war (after the noun)

  1. Of or relating to a prisoner of war or prisoners of war.

#: After his capture he was taken to a prisoner-of-war camp.

Translations

Finnish: sotavanki-

Category:Military

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