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Captive

/kˈæptɪv/
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(noun) One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.

He fell captive to her charms.
Greece, conquered, took captive her savage conqueror.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The animals were kept in a ____ state for many years at the old zoo.

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