internment camp
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
a concentration camp, especially a non-Nazi one from before or during WWII; a detention center; a relocation camp.
Example Sentences
- "Historical references describe the camps as internment camps, although others favor the name relocation camps. Others, more critical of this action, refer to them as detention camps or concentration camps."
- "People assigned to the factories appear to be subject to a less stringent regime than those in the main internment camps, as they are allowed to receive monitored monthly visits and short calls from family members."