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Noun: prison camp  pri-zun kamp
  1. A camp for prisoners of war
    "Many soldiers spent years in prison camps during World War II";
    - internment camp, prisoner of war camp, POW camp
     
  2. A camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects
    "The low-risk offenders were sent to a prison camp to learn new skills";
    - work camp, prison farm

Derived forms: prison camps

Type of: camp

Encyclopedia: Prison camp