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Prison camp
01
a place where people are confined under harsh conditions, often during wartime or for political reasons
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
prison camps
Examples
During the war, many soldiers were held in a prison camp.
02
a place where trusted prisoners are held and given jobs working on various government projects
Examples
The inmates at the prison camp were assigned to work on road construction.
