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Penal Colony
see synonyms of penal colonyNoun
1. penal colony
a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible)
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Penal Colony
see synonyms of penal colonynoun
a colony used or designated as a place of punishment
an island that has served as a penal colony since Roman times
He had just completed five years in a penal settlement.
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