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penitentiary

/ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri/noun

उच्चारण पेनिटेन्शरी

कारागार, जेल, सुधारगृह

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nounpenitentiaries
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    [C] North American

    a prison

    कारागार, जेल, सुधारगृह

    • He spent ten years in the state penitentiary.
    • a maximum-security penitentiary

    Synonyms prison jail jailhouse

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penitent adjective
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⌂Word origin and word building

From penitent, because prisons were once meant to be places where criminals would feel sorry for their crimes and reform.

यह penitent (पश्चाताप करने वाला) से बना है, क्योंकि पहले जेलों को ऐसी जगह माना जाता था जहाँ अपराधी अपने अपराधों पर पछताएँ और सुधरें।