"detainee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɪteɪˈniː/ [UK] Forms: detainees [plural]
Etymology: detain + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|detain|ee}} detain + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} detainee (plural detainees)
  1. Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement. Categories (topical): People Derived forms: ghost detainee Translations (one who is detained): أسير (ʔasīr) [masculine] (Arabic), أسيرة (ʔasīra) [feminine] (Arabic), أسرى (ʔasrā) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), أسيرات (ʔasīrāt) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), задържан (zadǎržan) [masculine] (Bulgarian), арестант (arestant) [masculine] (Bulgarian), detingut [masculine] (Catalan), malliberulo (Esperanto), détenu [masculine] (French), détenue [feminine] (French), Häftling [masculine] (German), Strafgefangener [masculine] (German), letartóztatott (Hungarian), elítélt (Hungarian), fogvatartott (Hungarian), rab (Hungarian), fogoly (Hungarian), őrizetes (Hungarian), задержанный (zaderžannyj) (Russian), detenido [masculine] (Spanish), затри́маний (zatrýmanyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), затри́мана (zatrýmana) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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