internment

intern +‎ -ment

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɝnmənt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɜːnmənt/

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internment (countable and uncountable, plural internments)

1. Confinement within narrow limits, as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.
   • 1989 October 15, Vivien Raynor, “Interned Artists, Devoid of Grievance”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Nevertheless, the economic and emotional effects of the internment were severe, and the United States Government has yet to make good on its promises of reparations.

• internment camp

• interment