Definition of Penal colony

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


Definition of Penal colony

1. Noun. A colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of deportees, typically where free labor is desperately scarce. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Penal Colony

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pen name
pen names
pen nib
pen pal
pen pals
pen pusher
pen test
pen tests
pen up
penaeid
penaeids
penal
penal code
penal colonies
penal colony (current term)
penal facility
penal institution
penal notice
penal substitution
penalisation
penalise
penalised
penalises
penalising
penalities
penality
penalizable
penalization
penalizations

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