PRISONER OF WAR/POW

Meaning of PRISONER OF WAR/POW in English

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POW — Airport Name : Portoro Airport Airport Location : Portoro, Slovenia IATA Code : POW ICAO Code : LJPZ
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POW — noun Date: circa 1919 prisoner of war
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAR — I State of conflict, generally armed, between two or more entities. It is characterized by intentional violence on the part …
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WAR — I. ˈwȯ(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, warre, from Old North French werre, …
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POW — I. ˈpō, ˈpau̇ noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of poll (I) dialect : head , poll blessings on your …
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PRISONER — -z( ə )nə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French prisonier, from Old French, from prison + …
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POW — abbreviation or noun ( -s ) prisoner of war
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PRISONER — (n.) A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a …
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PRISONER — ( n. ) A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAR — war 1 /wawr/ , n. , v. , warred, warring , adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force …
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PRISONER — /priz"euh neuhr, priz"neuhr/ , n. 1. a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, esp. as the …
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POW — prisoner of war. Also, P.O.W.
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POW — pow 1 /pow/ , interj. 1. (used to express or indicate a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.) n. …
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POW — n. soldier who has been taken prisoner by an enemy army
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POW — I. ˈpō, ˈpau̇ noun Etymology: alteration of poll Date: circa 1500 : head , poll II. ˈpau̇ noun Etymology: imitative …
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PRISONER — noun Date: 14th century 1. : a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody ; …
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POW — noun Date: circa 1919 : prisoner of war
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WAR — adj ware; aware. 2. war ·noun forces; army. 3. war ·noun instruments of war. 4. war ·noun the profession of …
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PRISONER — noun one who is confined in a prison. 2. prisoner ·noun a person under arrest, or in custody, whether in …
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POW — ■ exclamation expressing the sound of a blow or explosion. Origin C19 (orig. US): imitative.
Concise Oxford English vocab
POW — ■ abbreviation prisoner of war.
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POW — [pow] n [alter. of poll] (1724): head, poll [2]pow n [imit.] (1881): a sound of a blow or explosion POW …
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WAR — a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between political units, such as states or nations or between …
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WAR — war BrE AmE wɔː AmE wɔːr ▷ warred wɔːd AmE wɔːrd ▷ warring ˈwɔːr ɪŋ ▷ wars wɔːz AmE \ …
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PRISONER — prisoner BrE AmE ˈprɪz ə n‿ə AmE \ ‿ ə r ▷ prisoner|s z ▶ ˌ prisoner of ˈ war …
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POW — POW BrE AmE ˌpiː əʊ ˈdʌb ə l juː AmE ˌ•oʊ- -ə jə ▷ POW|s, ~'s z
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POW — pow interjection BrE AmE paʊ
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WAR — / wɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a situation in which two or more countries or …
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PRISONER — / ˈprɪznə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a person who is kept in prison as a punishment, or while they are …
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POW — / paʊ; NAmE / exclamation used to express the sound of an explosion, a gun firing or sb hitting sb …
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POW — / ˌpiː əʊ ˈdʌbljuː; NAmE oʊ/ noun the abbreviation for prisoner of war : a POW camp
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PRISONER — Prisoner, The BrE AmE a British television ↑ series about a man who is made to live in a strange …
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PRISONER — pris ‧ on ‧ er S3 W2 /ˈprɪz ə nə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun …
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POW — POW /ˌpiː əʊ ˈdʌb ə ljuː $ -oʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a ↑ prisoner of war
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POW — pow /paʊ/ BrE AmE interjection [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: From the sound ] used to represent the sound of …
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WAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRISONER — n. 1 a person kept in prison. 2 (in full prisoner at the bar) a person in custody on a …
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WAR — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRISONER — n. 1 a person kept in prison. 2 (in full prisoner at the bar) a person in custody on a …
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WAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
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PRISONER — n.1 a person kept in prison. 2 (in full prisoner at the bar) a person in custody on a criminal …
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WAR — ( wars) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A war is a …
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PRISONER — ( prisoners) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A prisoner is a …
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POW — ( POWs) A POW is the same as a prisoner of war . N-COUNT
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WAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a devastating war ▪ It will take a long time for the region to recover …
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PRISONER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a prisoner of conscience (= someone who is in prison because they have followed their …
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PRISONER — [noun] [C]A prisoner is a person who is kept in prison as a punishment.Prisoners climbed onto the prison roof to …
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POW — (NOISE) [exclamation] [informal] - (esp. in children's cartoons) a word which represents the noise of an explosion or a gun …
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POW — (PRISONER), UK also PoW [noun] [C] - abbreviation for prisoner of war, see at prison500 PoWs have been released but …
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WAR — n. Achinese War Algerian War Algerian War of Independence American Civil War War Between the States Civil War United States …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAR — Synonyms and related words : American Revolution, Ares, Athena, Balkan Wars, Bellona, Boer War, Civil War, Crimean War, Crusades, Enyo, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRISONER — Synonyms and related words : POW, accused, cageling, captive, chain gang, con, convict, correspondent, defendant, detainee, detenu, ex-convict, gaolbird, internee, …
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POW — noun POW is used before these nouns: ↑ camp
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAR — INDEX: 1. fighting between countries or armies 2. to fight in a war or be in a war 3. to …
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WAR — See ↑ WAR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at war • ↑ declare war • ↑ go to war • …
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PRISONER — See ↑ KEEP 10, ↑ PRISON 6,7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a prisoner • ↑ hold sb prisoner/captive/hostage • ↑ …
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POW — • ↑ prisoner of war/POW
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WAR — n. 25B6; noun the Napoleonic wars : CONFLICT, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle; battle, skirmish, fight, clash, engagement, …
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PRISONER — n. 25B6; noun a prisoner serving a life sentence : CONVICT, detainee, inmate; informal jailbird, con; Brit. informal (old) lag; …
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POW — a word to describe a hit or a punch, bam Then pow! This guy hits Cody in the stomach.
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POW — a word to describe a hit or a punch, bam Then pow! This guy hits Cody in the stomach.
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