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internment
noun(in-tern-ment)
the act of interning someone or the state of being interned
internment
verb(in-tern-ment)
to confine or impound especially during a war
internment
geographical name(in-tern-ment)
site in south central Idaho to which Japanese Americans were forced to relocate during World War II

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