PRISON CAMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prison camp mean? 

• PRISON CAMP (noun)
  The noun PRISON CAMP has 2 senses:

1. a camp for prisoners of war

2. a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects

  Familiarity information: PRISON CAMP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRISON CAMP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A camp for prisoners of war

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

internment camp; POW camp; prison camp; prisoner of war camp

Hypernyms ("prison camp" is a kind of...):

camp (a penal institution (often for forced labor))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prison camp"):

gulag (a Russian prison camp for political prisoners)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

prison camp; prison farm; work camp

Hypernyms ("prison camp" is a kind of...):

camp (a penal institution (often for forced labor))