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PENAL COLONY
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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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