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STATE PRISON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does state prison mean?
• STATE PRISON (noun)
The noun STATE PRISON has 1 sense:
1. a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.
Familiarity information: STATE PRISON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A prison maintained by a state of the U.S.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("state prison" is a kind of...):
prison; prison house (a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment)
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