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   Intern (?), a. [L. internus: cf. F. interne. See Internal.] Internal. [Obs.]  Howell.
   
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   Intern, v. t. [F. interne. See Intern, a.]
   1. To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or country; to confine to one locality; as, “to intern troops which have fled for refuge to a neutral country”.
   
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   2. To hold until the end of a war, as enemy citizens in a country at the time of outbreak of hostilities; -- an action performed by countries.
   
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   intern (?), n. [F.] (F. pron. ăNˌtârnˈ)
   1. (Med.) A resident physician in a hospital, especially one who has recently received the Doctorate and is practising under supervision of experienced physicians, as a continuation of the training process; a house physician; also called houseman in Britain. [Also spelled interne.]
   
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   2. A person working as an apprentice to gain experience in an occupation; sometimes the position is paid a salary, and other times it is not; as, “a white house intern; an intern in a law firm”.
   
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