hostage
person/entity held by a belligerent party to another or seized for carrying out agreement
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hostage
Summary
hostage ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- hostage is a type of prisoner[2].
- hostage is a type of kidnapping victim[3].
- hostage is a type of crime victim[4].
- hostage's Commons category is recorded as Hostages[5].
- hostage's said to be the same as is recorded as kidnapping victim[6].
- hostage is the opposite of hostage taker[7].
- hostage's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hostages[8].
- hostage's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
- hostage's different from is recorded as Geisel[10].
- hostage's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'закладніца'}[11].
- hostage's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'заложничка'}[12].
- hostage's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'закладнік'}[13].
- hostage's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'заложник'}[14].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include prisoner[2], kidnapping victim[3], and crime victim[4]. hostage is the opposite of hostage taker[7].
Why It Matters
hostage ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).[1] hostage has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] hostage is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]