# die Geiselhaft

die Geiselhaft is a German noun meaning “captivity as a hostage”. Forms: der Geiselhaft.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Geiselhaft

## In other languages

- Русский: пребывание в заложниках

## Meanings

1. captivity as a hostage
2. captivity as a hostage; detention as a hostage; hostagity
   - „Im Sommer 2006 hielt dieses Kommando die ganze Stadt in Geiselhaft.“

## Examples

- Tom und Mary waren drei Monate in Geiselhaft. — Tom and Mary were held as hostages for three months.

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