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I spent my boyhood behind the barbed wire fences of American internment camps and that part of my life is something that I wanted to share with more people.
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Meaning of "internment" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERNMENT

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Internment is a noun.
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WHAT DOES INTERNMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Internment

Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people, commonly in large groups, without trial. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the meaning as: "The action of 'interning'; confinement within the limits of a country or place." Most modern usage is about individuals, and there is a distinction between internment, which is being confined usually for preventive or political reasons, and imprisonment, which is being closely confined as a punishment for crime. Internment also refers to the practice of neutral countries in time of war in detaining belligerent armed forces and equipment in their territories under the Hague Convention of 1907. Early civilizations such as Assyria used forced resettlement of populations as a means of controlling territory, but it was not until much later in the late 19th and 20th centuries that records exist of groups of civilian non-combatants being concentrated into large prison camps. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights restricts the use of internment. Article 9 states that "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."...

Definition of internment in the English dictionary

The definition of internment in the dictionary is the act of interning or state of being interned, esp of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTERNMENT


adornment
əˈdɔːnmənt
alignment
əˈlaɪnmənt
assignment
əˈsaɪnmənt
attainment
əˈteɪnmənt
attunement
əˈtjuːnmənt
cantonment
kənˈtuːnmənt
concernment
kənˈsɜːnmənt
confinement
kənˈfaɪnmənt
consignment
kənˈsaɪnmənt
discernment
dɪˈsɜːnmənt
enlightenment
ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt
entertainment
ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt
environment
ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt
government
ˈɡʌvənmənt
impugnment
ɪmˈpjuːnmənt
inurnment
ɪnˈɜːnmənt
refinement
rɪˈfaɪnmənt
secernment
sɪˈsɜːnmənt
sojournment
ˈsɒdʒɜːnmənt
unconcernment
ˌʌnkənˈsɜːnmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTERNMENT

internet
internet access
internet access provider
internet bank
internet service provider
internet site
interneural
interneuron
interneuronal
internist
internment camp
internodal
internode
internodial
internship
internuclear
internucleon
internucleonic
internucleotide
internuncial

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERNMENT

abandonment
adjournment
advertisement
big government
built environment
central government
Department of the Environment
detainment
e-government
Federal Government
imprisonment
infotainment
level of attainment
local government
misalignment
national government
national unity government
open government
realignment
reapportionment
the Enlightenment

Synonyms and antonyms of internment in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «internment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTERNMENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

拘留
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

internamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

internment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नजरबंदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاعتقال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

интернирование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

internamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্তরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

internement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengasingan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Internierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抑留
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

억류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Internment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự giam giử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள் உறைதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Internment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hapsetme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

internamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

internowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інтернування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

internare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκλεισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

interneringskamp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

internering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

internering
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERNMENT»

The term «internment» is regularly used and occupies the 65.924 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERNMENT» OVER TIME

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

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8 QUOTES WITH «INTERNMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word internment.
1
Ruth Asawa
Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I am.
2
Michele Bachmann
If we look at American history, between 1942 and 1947, the data that was collected by the Census Bureau was handed over to the FBI and other organizations at the request of President Roosevelt, and that's how the Japanese were rounded up and put into the internment camps.
3
Xavier Becerra
February 19, 1942, is the year in which Executive Order 9066 was signed, and this was the order that called for the exclusion and internment of all Japanese Americans living on the west coast during World War II.
4
Scott Fujita
I look at my grandparents and what they dealt with in the Japanese internment in Arizona. That sense of perseverance, of making the best out of an incredibly bad situation, has always been something I drew inspiration from. I always ask myself, 'What in the world do I have to complain about?'
5
Robert Matsui
I was six months old at the time that I was taken, with my mother and father, from Sacramento, California, and placed in internment camps in the United States.
6
Eric Stoltz
I did a film called 'Fort McCoy,' based on a true story of one of the few internment camps during WWII that was actually in the United States.
7
George Takei
I spent my boyhood behind the barbed wire fences of American internment camps and that part of my life is something that I wanted to share with more people.
8
George Takei
You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERNMENT»

Discover the use of internment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to internment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In Defense of Internment: The Case for 'Racial Profiling' in ...
In Defense of Internment
Michelle Malkin, 2013
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Japanese American Internment During World War II: A History ...
Collects sources of information regarding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, including personal essays, photographs, and biographies of the major figures involved.
Wendy L. Ng, 2002
3
The Japanese American Internment: Civil Liberties Denied
Profiles the removal of Japanese Americans to relocation centers and internment camps during World War II.
Michael Burgan, 2006
4
Life in a Japanese American Internment Camp
Discusses the course of Japanese immigration into the United States, events leading to the relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II, and the conditions they faced in the internment camps.
Diane Yancey, 1998
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Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment ...
Personal documents, art, propoganda, and stories express the Japanese American experience in internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Lawson Fusao Inada, California Historical Society, 2000
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Archaeologies of Internment
Archaeologies of Internment brings together in one volume a range of methodological and theoretical approaches to this developing field.
Adrian Myers, Gabriel Moshenska, 2011
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Before Internment: Essays in Prewar Japanese American History
This book is an anthology of essays by Yuji Ichioka, the foremost authority on Japanese American history, which studies Japanese American life and politics in the interwar years.
Yuji Ichioka, Gordon H. Chang, Eiichiro Azuma, 2006
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Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945: Life in the Japanese ...
Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945: Life in the Japanese Civilian Camp at Stanley tells the story of the more than three thousand non-Chinese civilians: British, American, Dutch and others, who were trapped in the British colony and interned ...
Geoffrey Charles Emerson, 2008
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By Order of the President: FDR and the Internment of ...
On February 19, 1942, following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed a fateful order that allowed for the summary removal of Japanese aliens and American citizens of Japanese descent from their ...
Greg ROBINSON, Greg Robinson, 2009
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The Internment of Aliens in Twentieth Century Britain
56-7 and Sharman Kadish, Bolsheviks and British Jews: The Anglo-Jewish Community, Britain and the Russian Revolution (London, 1992), Ch.5 on the attempt to use internment and other measures against radical aliens. 8. Panayi, op.cit.
David Cesarani, Tony Kushner, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERNMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term internment is used in the context of the following news items.
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70 years after WWII: How the war changed America - USA Today
The war was witness to the greatest single violation of civil rights in U.S. history — the internment of about 120,000 Japanese-Americans ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
Funeral services scheduled for fallen Denver firefighter John Whelan
The procession will pass Denver Fire Station 8 on Park Avenue before it stops for the internment at Mount Olivet Cemetery at 12801 W. 44th ... «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»
3
New old Labour...The first 100 days in power | Express Comment …
Internment is ordered for all right-wing politicians and the Royal Family for their "own comfort and safety". After a discussion bemoaning that ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Internment in a Japanese Concentration Camp during World War II …
Reyer Swaak will speak to the Old Guard of Summit at its Tuesday, July 21, meeting. His subject is his "Experiences in a Japanese Internment ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
5
Frederick Arts Council to Present “Rescue from Los Banos …
... Demonstration Team are proud to present a very unique opportunity to meet and hear from an actual Japanese internment camp prisoner. «Press-leader, Jul 15»
6
Bittersweet memories of WWII internment
It's been 70 years since the Japanese internment camp on the Gila River Indian Community shut down, and Tom Koseki still remembers his ... «TriValley Central, Jul 15»
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Annual Pilgrimage Keeps Memories of WWII Internment Alive
The former internment camp is now managed by the National Park Service. Minidoka National Historic Site Superintendent Judy Geniac also ... «Big News Network.com, Jul 15»
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UCA awarded grant to remember internment camps through dance
In 2006, a grant program was established to preserve them. The Japanese-American internment camps closed 70 years ago. To mark the event ... «Sync Weekly, Jul 15»
9
German government further restricts right to asylum
The German Bar Association criticized the law and the grounds for internment before it was passed, stating: “In effect every person seeking ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
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Friends of Minidoka host annual pilgrimage to internment site, raise …
A few remnants and relics of the internment era remain on the site, however, including a couple of barracks, various outbuildings and a mess ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»

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