enemy combatant

A term, popularized during the post-9/11 War on Terror, applied to a captured fighter who was allowed fewer rights than those laid out in the Geneva Convention. Many of the enemy combatants captured in Afghanistan were taken to be held at special military sites.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Seema	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
ApolÔNia	ə-poo-LAW-nyə	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Lia (2)	LEE-ah (Italian)	Italian, Dutch
Aureliusz	ow-REL-yuwsh	Polish
Rhonda	RAHN-də	English
Eduard	E-doo-ahrt (German)	German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Romanian, Georgian, Armenian