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internment camp

noun

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  1. a concentration camp, especially a non-Nazi one from before or during WWII

    a concentration camp, especially a non-Nazi one from before or during WWII; a detention center; a relocation camp.

    • Historical references describe the camps as internment camps, although others favor the name relocation camps.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.

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