Captive population Synonyms

Definitions for Captive


  • (adjective) taken and held prisoner
  • (noun) one that has been taken and held in confinement
  • (noun) a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

Definitions for Population


  • (noun) the people who inhabit a territory or state
  • (noun) a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
  • (noun) the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class ) in a given place (country or city etc.)