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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPTIVITIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPTIVITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Captivities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPTIVITIES

caption
captionless
captious
captiously
captiousness
captivance
captivate
captivating
captivatingly
captivation
captivator
captivaunce
captive
captive audience
captive breeding
captive market
captive-bred
captivity
captopril
captor

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPTIVITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
celebrities
cities
communities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
responsibilities
universities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of captivities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CAPTIVITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «captivities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of captivities

Translation of «captivities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPTIVITIES

Find out the translation of captivities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of captivities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «captivities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

captivities
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cautiverios
570 millions of speakers

English

captivities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

captivities
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

captivities
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cativeiros
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

captivities
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

captivités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketangkasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

captivities
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

captivities
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포로로 잡혀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Captivities
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

captivities
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

captivities
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Captivities
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutsaklar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cattività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewole
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полону
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

captivități
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιχμαλωσίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ballingskappe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fångenskaper
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

captivities
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of captivities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPTIVITIES»

The term «captivities» is normally little used and occupies the 146.962 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPTIVITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «captivities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «captivities» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about captivities

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPTIVITIES»

Discover the use of captivities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to captivities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Fate Worse Than Death: Indian Captivities in the West, ...
Now Gregory and Susan Michno have rectified that with this painstakenly researched collection of vivid and often brutal accounts of what happened to those men and women and children that were captured by marauding Indians during the ...
Gregory Michno, Susan Michno, 2007
2
Captivities: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations DeemsDeem not life a thing of consequence.
‎2008
3
Frost's Pictorial History of Indian Wars and Captivities
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
John Frost, 2009
4
Two journeys to Jerusalem: Containing first, A strange and ...
The several captivities of the Jews, after they were possess'd thereof. Probable conjectures of what is become of the ten tribes who were carried captives by the Assyrians, with divers pertinent relations pursuant there to .... The state of the Jews ...
‎1759
5
Indian Captivities: Or, Life in the Wigwam; Being True Nar- ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Samuel Gardner Drake, 2013
6
Early Midwestern Travel Narratives: An Annotated ...
The narratives included in this chapter describe captivities which took place from 172o to about 1835, a time span of over a century. More captivities occurred in the eastern part of the Midwest than in the trans- Mississippi region, and a large ...
Robert Rogers Hubach, 1998
7
The Manners of the Antient Israelites: Containing an Account ...
Containing an Account of Their Peculiar Customs, Ceremonines, Laws, Polity, Religion, Sects, Arts and Trades, Their Division of Time, Wars, Captivities, Dispersion, and Present State Claude Fleury, Adam Clarke. CHAP. V. Their Arts and ...
Claude Fleury, Adam Clarke, 1820
8
Race, Empire and First World War Writing
Imperial. captivities: colonial. prisoners. of. war. in. Germany. and. the. Ottoman. empire,. 1914–1918. Heather Jones The First World War resulted in radically new encounters between colonial subjects and the imperial sphere which have only ...
Santanu Das, 2011
9
Revolutions & Watersheds: Transatlantic Dialogues, 1775-1815
"Espousing. the. Cause. of. Oppressed. Women": Cultural. Captivities. in. Gilbert. Imlay's. The. Emigrants. Amanda. Gilroy. The American Gilbert Imlay is best- known to readers of late eighteenth- century writings through Mary Wollstonecraft's ...
W. M. Verhoeven, Beth Dolan Kautz, 1999
10
The Naked Public Square: Religion and Democracy in America
THE. CAPTIVITIES. OF. THE. MAINLINE. "MAINLINE" OR "MAINSTREAM" OF A PHENOMENON would seem to be that reality which requires little explanation. It is the normative, the obvious, the taken for granted. It is by reference to the ...
Richard John Neuhaus, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPTIVITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term captivities is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Review: A Partisan Church, Part III
... America that he distorted the universal claims of Christianity that would otherwise function as a counterbalance to these 'captivities of Jesus. «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
2
U.S. drops prohibition on talks with terrorists under revamped …
Throughout their captivities, the families complained to friends that the government often withheld information and seemed uninformed about ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jun 15»
3
Former LRA elderly captives get support
Elderly members of LRA captivities in Lango jubilate after receiving money from FIRD. PHOTO/Jaspher Awio. He urged the beneficiaries to put ... «New Vision, Jun 15»
4
Turn Season 2 Episode 6 Review: "Houses Divided"
This week on Turn: Washington's Spies: Abraham and Major Hewlett remain in their respective captivities, and Anna acts to try to set them free ... «TVOvermind, May 15»
5
American Hostage Kayla Mueller Death Confirmed
A recent statement by President Barack Obama suggests that ISIS will not get away with any of the murders or captivities. “No matter how long it ... «The Inquisitr, Feb 15»
6
Women in the American Wilderness: Unique Fiction Collection …
Her gift includes other interesting gems such as spurious Indian captivities of women; board games (with Annie Oakley and Nelly Bly); film ... «UPENN Almanac, Dec 14»
7
American Hostage Luke Somers' Family Pleads for 'Mercy' in Video
"We hope that Luke, like Matt Schrier and Peter Theo Curtis, journalists released by Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria after prolonged captivities, will ... «NBCNews.com, Dec 14»
8
Hezbollah's battle-scarred image is being shaken
Here we are today witnessing how these conquests resulted in deaths, captivities and concern in Lebanon. Qusayr and Yabrud were two Sunni ... «Al-Arabiya, Oct 14»
9
What Language Did Jesus Speak? Was it Aramaic or Hebrew?
The Jews had learned Aramaic due to their frequent captivities, for example the Assyrians. This explains why Daniel the prophet and Ezra the ... «Patheos, Oct 14»
10
The James Foley I Knew
But now, mindful of all the wars he covered and captivities he endured, I realize he saw the world more clearly than I did—more clearly than ... «In These Times, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Captivities [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/captivities>. Apr 2024 ».
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