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

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:

bullpen; detention cell; detention centre

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

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

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)