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Noun: penal colony  'pee-nul 'kó-lu-nee
  1. A penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible)

Derived forms: penal colonies

Type of: penal facility, penal institution

Encyclopedia: Penal colony

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