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penitentiary

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)ri/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)ri/
ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri
Syllables
5 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final y vowel sound

ˌpɛnɪ - ˈtɛnʃəri -> penitentiary

Myanmar meaning

(n) အကျဉ်း။ ထောင်။ penitentiaries

Full entry

penitentiary /penÇ'tenʃǝri/ n (US )

အကျဉ်းထောင်။

More examples
  • A state/federal penitentiary
Synonyms
prison, jail, penal colony, labor camp, big house, campus, can, college, cooler, correctional institution, house of correction, inside, joint, lockup, nick, pen, penal institution, penitential, reformatory, slammer, stockade
Cross references
prisonjailpenal colonylabor campbig housecampuscancollegecoolercorrectional institutionhouse of correctioninsidejointlockupnickpenpenal institutionpenitentialreformatoryslammerstockade
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