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DETENTION CENTRE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does detention centre mean?

• DETENTION CENTRE (noun)
The noun DETENTION CENTRE has 1 sense:

1. a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily

Familiarity information: DETENTION CENTRE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DETENTION CENTRE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

detention cell; detention centre; bullpen

Hypernyms ("detention centre" is a kind of...):

cell; jail cell; prison cell (a room where a prisoner is kept)

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