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ghost detainee

ghost detainee noun: a person held in a detention center whose identity has been hidden by keeping them unregistered and therefore anonymous.

Noun

ghost detainee (plural ghost detainees)

  1. (US) A person held in a detention center whose identity has been hidden by keeping them unregistered and therefore anonymous.

Forms of ghost detainee

pluralghost detainees

Questions about ghost detainee

What does ghost detainee mean?
Ghost detainee means a person held in a detention center whose identity has been hidden by keeping them unregistered and therefore anonymous.
What part of speech is ghost detainee?
Ghost detainee is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost detainee?
The plural of ghost detainee is ghost detainees.

Words near ghost detainee in the dictionary

  1. ghost dance
  2. Ghost Dancer
  3. Ghost Dancers
  4. ghost dances
  5. ghost deer
  6. ghost detainee
  7. ghost detainees
  8. ghost driver
  9. ghost drivers
  10. ghost employee
  11. ghost employees

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