hostage

Summary

hostage ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (700 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 (700 views/month).^[1] hostage has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] hostage is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]