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in·tern also in·terne  (ntûrn)
n.
1.
a. A student or a recent graduate undergoing supervised practical training.
b. A physician who has recently graduated from medical school and is learning medical practice in a hospital under supervision, prior to beginning a residency program.
2. One who is interned; an internee.
v. in·terned, in·tern·ing, in·terns
v.intr.
To train or serve as an intern.
v.tr. also (n-tûrn)
To confine, especially in wartime.
adj. Archaic (n-tûrn)
Internal.

[French interne, from Latin internus, internal; see internal.]

intern·ship n.

intern
Verb
to imprison, esp. during wartime
Noun
Chiefly US a trainee doctor in a hospital [Latin internus internal]
internment n
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Noun1.internintern - an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
doc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD, medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
Verb1.intern - deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West"
detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement
2.intern - work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"
work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

intern
verb imprison, hold, confine, detain, hold in custody
Translations

intern vt [ɪnˈtəːn]internar (= enclose); encerrar
n [ˈɪntəːn] (US) → médico/a m/f interno/a
intern vt [ɪnˈtəːn]interner
n [ˈɪntəːn] (US) → interne m/f
intern vt [ɪnˈtəːn]
n [ˈɪntəːn]
n (US) → Assistenzarzt m, Assistenzärztin f
intern vt [ɪnˈtəːn]internare
n [ˈɪntəːn] (US) → medico interno

intern1
v intern [inˈtəːn]
during a war, to keep (someone who belongs to an enemy nation but who is living in one's own country) a prisoner. geïnterneerde مُعْتَقَل интерниран internovat internere internieren θέτω υπό περιορισμό internar interneerima زندانی کردن internoida interner לִכלוֹא कैद रखना, नजर बंद करना internirati internál menahan, menginternisasi kyrrsettur einstaklingur internare 抑留する 억류하다 internuoti internēt, aizturēt (līdz kara beigām) menahan interneren internere internować internar a în­chide (în lagăr) интернировать internovať internirati ograničiti slobodu u ratu internera กักตัว alıkoymak, enterne etmek 拘留(俘虜等) інтернувати نظر بند کرنا giam giữ
n inˈternment
إعْتِقال интерниране internace internering die Internierung περιορισμός internamiento interneerimine حبس internointi internement כְּלִיאָה नजरबंदी interniranje internálás interniran kyrrsetning internamento 抑留 억류 internavimas internēšana, aizturēšana penahanan internering internering internowanie internamento internare интернирование internovanie internacija ograničenje slobode u ratu internering การกักกัน enterne etme/edilme 拘留 інтернування نظربندی sự giam giữ


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