NEWGATE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

prison; prison house (a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment)

Holonyms ("Newgate" is a part of...):

British capital; capital of the United Kingdom; Greater London; London (the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center)

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