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NEWGATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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