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1. (n.) captivity
the state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined.
Etymology: (1275–1325; < OF < L)
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1. (noun) captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurement
the state of being imprisoned
"he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
2. (noun) enslavement, captivity
the state of being a slave
"So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare
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1. (noun) captivity
the state of being captive
He had been held in captivity for two months.
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1. (noun) captivity
the state of being a captive or a prisoner
2. (noun) captivity
a state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage
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Sense: a state of being a prisoner, caged etc
animals in captivity in a zoo.
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 Afrikaans: gevangenskap |
 Arabic: أسْـر، سبْـي |
 Bulgarian: пленничество |
 Brazilian: cativeiro |
 Czech: zajetí |
 German: die Gefangenschaft |
 Danish: fangenskab |
 Greek: αιχμαλωσία |
 Spanish: cautividad |
 Estonian: vangistus |
 Farsi: اسارت |
 Finnish: vankeus |
 French: captivité |
 Hebrew: שֶׁבִי |
 Hindi: कैद |
 Croatian: ropstvo, zarobljeništvo |
 Hungarian: fogság |
 Indonesian: kurungan |
 Icelandic: fangavist, hald;ánauð, óf |
 Italian: cattività |
 Japanese: 監禁 |
 Korean: 포로 |
 Lithuanian: nelaisvė |
 Latvian: gūsts; nebrīve |
 Malay: penahanan |
 Dutch: gevangenschap |
 Norwegian: fangenskap |
 Polish: niewola |
 Persian: اسارت |
 Pashto: بند |
 Portuguese: cativeiro |
 Romanian: captivitate |
 Russian: неволя |
 Slovak: zajatie |
 Slovenian: ujetništvo |
 Serbian: zarobljeništvo |
 Swedish: fångenskap |
 Thai: การถูกกักขัง |
 Turkish: tutsaklık, esaret |
 Taiwanese: 囚禁 |
 Ukrainian: полон |
 Urdu: قید ، اسیری |
 Vietnamese: tình trạng bị giam cầm |
 Chinese: 囚禁，监禁 |
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