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Definition of captivity in English: captivitynounPlural captivities kapˈtɪvɪtikæpˈtɪvədi mass noun1The condition of being imprisoned or confined. he was released after 865 days in captivity the third month of their captivity passed Example sentencesExamples - Were the families of those who did not survive captivity fairly compensated?
- She will survive her many wounds and, we hope, mend from the trauma of her captivity.
- What an opportunity to proclaim real liberty to those in physical captivity and spiritual bondage!
- The next three days of captivity are described over three chapters.
- Those first few months of captivity, for the most part, passed the quickest.
- Millions of the 5 million or so who returned alive from German captivity were sentenced to labour camps.
- Female cowbirds were held in captivity and released at the end of the breeding season.
- Most animals' basic needs can be met in captivity if conditions are sufficiently favourable.
- The sad fate of the German prisoners of war held in Soviet captivity is generally known in the Federal Republic.
- If Amber does make a full recovery she will spend the rest of her life in captivity for her own protection.
- After three and a half years in captivity, only one-third of the prisoners were still alive.
- I met Brian just six months after he came out of captivity, and I was struck by how unsettled he seemed.
- Some Australian bird species or parrot species will breed quite happily here in captivity.
- Later in 1945, when in captivity, he spoke about the shooting to fellow prisoners.
- Freedom, in short, is a subjective concept that can mean either liberation or lifelong captivity.
- The urine is likely to be obtained from foxes kept in captivity or those that have been shot by gamekeepers to protect their stock.
- The French withdrew, taking the pope with them as a prisoner, and he died in French captivity.
- I had malaria 46 times during captivity, although luckily not while I was in the cage.
- The major had been in captivity for two months after being captured along with a team of Indian peacekeepers.
- The pope was taken prisoner and kept in polite captivity for nine months.
Synonyms imprisonment, confinement, internment, incarceration, custody, detention, restraint, constraint, committal, arrest bondage, slavery, servitude, enslavement, subjugation, subjection literary thraldom, thrall archaic duress, durance - 1.1the Captivity
short for Babylonian Captivity
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus 'taken captive' (see captive). Definition of captivity in US English: captivitynounkapˈtivədēkæpˈtɪvədi 1The condition of being imprisoned or confined. he was released after 865 days in captivity the third month of their captivity Example sentencesExamples - The pope was taken prisoner and kept in polite captivity for nine months.
- The major had been in captivity for two months after being captured along with a team of Indian peacekeepers.
- I had malaria 46 times during captivity, although luckily not while I was in the cage.
- Were the families of those who did not survive captivity fairly compensated?
- After three and a half years in captivity, only one-third of the prisoners were still alive.
- What an opportunity to proclaim real liberty to those in physical captivity and spiritual bondage!
- The urine is likely to be obtained from foxes kept in captivity or those that have been shot by gamekeepers to protect their stock.
- She will survive her many wounds and, we hope, mend from the trauma of her captivity.
- If Amber does make a full recovery she will spend the rest of her life in captivity for her own protection.
- Most animals' basic needs can be met in captivity if conditions are sufficiently favourable.
- Freedom, in short, is a subjective concept that can mean either liberation or lifelong captivity.
- Later in 1945, when in captivity, he spoke about the shooting to fellow prisoners.
- The sad fate of the German prisoners of war held in Soviet captivity is generally known in the Federal Republic.
- Those first few months of captivity, for the most part, passed the quickest.
- Millions of the 5 million or so who returned alive from German captivity were sentenced to labour camps.
- The next three days of captivity are described over three chapters.
- Some Australian bird species or parrot species will breed quite happily here in captivity.
- The French withdrew, taking the pope with them as a prisoner, and he died in French captivity.
- Female cowbirds were held in captivity and released at the end of the breeding season.
- I met Brian just six months after he came out of captivity, and I was struck by how unsettled he seemed.
Synonyms imprisonment, confinement, internment, incarceration, custody, detention, restraint, constraint, committal, arrest - 1.1the Captivity
short for Babylonian Captivity
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus ‘taken captive’ (see captive). |