PENAL COLONY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("penal colony" is a kind of...):

penal facility; penal institution (an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public)

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