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prison camp
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prison camp
n.
1. A camp for detaining and confining prisoners of war.
2. A camp detaining and confining political dissidents and other prisoners.
3. A minimum security facility for the internment of prisoners. Also called work camp.
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Noun1.prison camp - a camp for prisoners of warprison camp - a camp for prisoners of war          
internment camp, POW camp, prisoner of war camp
camp - a penal institution (often for forced labor); "China has many camps for political prisoners"
gulag - a Russian prison camp for political prisoners
2.prison camp - a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects
prison farm, work camp
camp - a penal institution (often for forced labor); "China has many camps for political prisoners"
Translations
prison camp n → campo di prigionia
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