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prisoner of war in Persian

اسیر asir

UK/ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nə əv ˈwɔː/US/ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nɚ əv ˈwoɹ/

prisoner of war in Persian: اسیر (asir), اسیر جنگی (asir-e jangi), اسیر حربی (asir-e harbi). In English, prisoner of war means a combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

Persian words for prisoner of war

combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict
اسیر asir, اسیر جنگی asir-e jangi, اسیر حربی asir-e harbi

English meaning of prisoner of war

  1. noun A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

Full definition of prisoner of war

prisoner of war in a sentence

  • As a prisoner of war, he was interrogated by his enemy captors.

Synonyms of prisoner of war

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Questions about prisoner of war in Persian

What is the meaning of prisoner of war in Persian?
Prisoner of war in Persian is اسیر (asir), اسیر جنگی (asir-e jangi), اسیر حربی (asir-e harbi).
معنی prisoner of war چیست؟
Prisoner of war: اسیر (asir), اسیر جنگی (asir-e jangi), اسیر حربی (asir-e harbi).
What does prisoner of war mean in English?
Prisoner of war means a combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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