Captives

Synonyms for "captives" (6 found)

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Noun(2 words)

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Noun(1 words)
exhibit animal

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)

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child captivemilitary detaineetamed animalzoo specimen

Collocations

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captives of warcivilian captivesdetained captiveswar captives

Derivations

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Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The ownership of women begins in the lower barbarian stages of culture, apparently with the seizure of female captives. The original reason for the seizure and appropriation of women seems to have been their usefulness as trophies.

Source: tatoeba (425482)

He came to set the captives free, making sinners into saints.

Source: tatoeba (1167393)

Kill all the captives.

Source: tatoeba (5922207)

Ah! Chloe, are you also suffering, do you still remember these plains, the Nymphs and me, or do the goats and sheep, your fellow captives, serve to console you in your sorrow?

Source: tatoeba (6212753)

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