Phrase guide

internment camp

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a concentration camp, especially a non-Nazi one from before or during WWII; a detention center; a relocation camp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic

Examples

  • Historical references describe the camps as internment camps, although others favor the name relocation camps. Others, more critical of this action, refer to them as detention camps or concentration camps.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a camp for prisoners of war

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prison camp, prisoner of war camp, POW camp

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: camp

Narrower terms: gulag

History

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 拘禁營 /拘禁营 — euphemism
  • Danish: interneringslejr — euphemism
  • Dutch: interneringskamp — euphemism
  • Dutch: strafkamp — euphemism
  • Finnish: järjestelyleiri — euphemism
  • French: camp d'internement — euphemism
  • German: Internierungslager — euphemism
  • Hebrew: מַחֲנֵה מַעֲצָר (makhané ma'atsár) — euphemism
  • Polish: obóz dla internowanych — euphemism
  • Swedish: interneringsläger — euphemism