Information about the word POW (English → Esperanto: militkaptito)

Synonym: prisoner of war

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/piːəʊ̯ˈdʌbljuː/
HyphenationPOW
Shavian alphabet𐑐𐑰𐑴𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑿
Deseret alphabet𐐹𐐨𐐬𐐼𐐲𐐺𐑊𐐮𐐭
PluralPOWs

Usage samples

And earlier this month, Russia prompted outrage by installing an exhibit that some commentators said defiled the Katynʹ Memorial, the site of the mass execution of Polish POWs by the Soviets in 1940.

Translations

Dutchkrijgsgevangene
Esperantomilitkaptito