- kept, in, captivity
- gardé en captivité
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
kept, in, captivity
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captivity — noun (U) the state of being kept in a prison, cage etc and not allowed to go where you want: The hostages were released from captivity. | in captivity: Many animals do not breed well when kept in captivity … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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captivity — cap|tiv|i|ty [ kæp tıvəti ] noun uncount a situation in which a person is being kept as a prisoner: The girls should be released from captivity immediately. in captivity: At least a quarter of the prisoners died in captivity. a. a situation in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
captivity — UK [kæpˈtɪvətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a situation in which a person is being kept as a prisoner The girls should be released from captivity immediately. in captivity: At least a quarter of the prisoners died in captivity. 2) a situation in… … English dictionary
captivity — [[t]kæptɪ̱vɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft in/of N Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed. The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity... An American missionary was released today after more than two months of captivity … English dictionary
captivity — cap|tiv|i|ty [kæpˈtıvıti] n [U] when a person or animal is kept in a prison, ↑cage etc and not allowed to go where they want ▪ The hostages were released from captivity. in captivity ▪ animals bred in captivity … Dictionary of contemporary English
captivity — [kæpˈtɪvəti] noun [U] 1) a situation in which wild animals are kept in a place such as a park or ZOO crocodiles that were born in captivity[/ex] 2) a situation in which a person is being kept as a prisoner … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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Green Iguana in captivity — The Green Iguana ( Iguana iguana ) has become popular in the pet trade mdash;over 800,000 animals were imported into the United States alone during 1995, primarily originating from captive farming operations based in their native countries… … Wikipedia
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