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prisoner of war

 
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–noun
a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, esp. a member of the armed forces. Abbreviation: POW
Origin:
1670–80
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prisoner of war  
n.   pl. prisoners of war
A person taken by or surrendering to enemy forces in wartime.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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prisoner of war

(pow, or Pw), any person captured or interned by a belligerent power during war. In the strictest sense it is applied only to members of regularly organized armed forces, but by broader definition it has also included guerrillas, civilians who take up arms against an enemy openly, or noncombatants associated with a military force

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