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Word: Detainee
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdiːteɪˈniː
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˌteɪˈniː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person held in custody, especially for political reasons
Short Definition:person held in custody
Examples:- all political detainees were freed in August
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