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penal colony::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | penal facility, penal institution |
Examples of penal colony
penal colony
The subtropical beauty of Norfolk Island belies its dark past as a penal colony.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Ferries to Corregidor leave early, taking tourists to this onetime penal colony.
From the latimes.com
Malaysia uses Singapore as a penal colony to exile its most rebellious citizens.
From the world.time.com
The island's isolation destined it to serve as a penal colony by various regimes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Can you turn Kim Jong Il's North Korean penal colony into a full-scale musical?
From the post-gazette.com
The colony was originally mostly a penal colony with a minority of free settlers.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Last Saturday Mr Sannikov was sentenced to five years in a tough penal colony.
From the economist.com
Just offshore lies Devil's Island, once the world's most dreaded penal colony.
From the time.com
After the loss of the American Colonies, Britain used Australia as a penal colony.
From the en.wikipedia.org
