captivity
The state of being captiveThe state of being captive.
» He was held in captivity.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being captive.
held in captivity
escape from captivity
Gefangenschaft, Gefangenschaft
пленplen, нево́ляnevólja, поло́нpolón
поло́нpolón, нево́ляnevólja
the state of being a slave
(countable, uncountable)The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
long captivity
the state of being imprisoned
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A group of people/beings captive.
Examples
24 sentencesHe was held in captivity.
Tom fled from captivity several times.
The survivors were marched in captivity.
deDie Überlebenden gingen in Gefangenschaft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
These rhinos were born in captivity.
ruЭти носороги родились в неволе. — Wezel
deDiese Nashörner wurden in Gefangenschaft geboren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This lion was born in captivity.
ruЭтот лев родился в неволе. — Wezel
deDer Löwe wurde in Gefangenschaft geboren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English captivite, from Latin captīvitās. By surface analysis, captive + -ity.From Middle English captivite, from Latin captīvitās. By surface analysis, captive + -ity. Entered into the English lexicon around the 14th century.
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Forms
plural: captivities| Singular | captivity |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- the state of being imprisoned:imprisonmentincarcerationimmurement
- the state of being a slave:enslavement
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.