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hostage
/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/
noun
zakładnik
/zaˈkwadɲik/· rzeczownikDefinition
a person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group, and who may be injured or killed if people do not do what the person or group is asking
Examples
Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery.
Troje dzieci zostało wziętych jako zakładnicy podczas napadu na bank.
Collocations
take hostagehold hostagerelease a hostage
Word forms
hostagesplural
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