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PRISON CAMP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A camp for prisoners of war
Synonyms:
internment camp; POW camp; prison camp; prisoner of war camp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("prison camp" is a kind of...):
camp (a penal institution (often for forced labor))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prison camp"):
gulag (a Russian prison camp for political prisoners)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects
Synonyms:
prison camp; prison farm; work camp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("prison camp" is a kind of...):
camp (a penal institution (often for forced labor))
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