From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinternin‧tern1 /ɪnˈtɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ verb [transitive] PMSCJto put someone in prison without charging them with a crime, for political reasons or during a war → internee, internment→ See Verb table
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intern• The order to intern all male category B aliens was posted on 16 May.• Thousands died. And thousands were interned in forced labour camps.• The French soldiers, who had surrendered without fighting, were interned in Hanoi.• Seven hundred men were interned in the camps.• Subsequent investigation showed that Wingate had been interned in various mental institutions for the past seven years of his life.• The arrest was made on 4 May and Gandhi was interned in Yeravda jail.internin‧tern2 /ˈɪntɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ noun [countable] American English 1 MNsomeone who has nearly finished training as a doctor and is working in a hospital SYN houseman British English → internship► see thesaurus at doctor2 someone, especially a student, who works for a short time in a particular job in order to gain experience → internshipExamples from the Corpus
intern• One of the subjects for debate was the government's power of internment without trial.• She refused to be treated by an intern and demanded to see a qualified doctor.From Longman Business Dictionaryinternin‧tern /ˈɪntɜːn-ɜːrn/ noun [countable]JOB someone, especially a student, who works for a short time in a particular job in order to gain experienceThe staff now includes 20 paid workers, plus interns.Origin intern1 (1800-1900) French interner, from Latin internus; → INTERNAL 