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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStrafkolonie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈʃtʁaːfkoˌloːni̯ə/
"Die historische Strafkolonie war für ihre harten Bedingungen bekannt."
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2 senses- 1
A settlement or distant overseas outpost used to exile prisoners and subject them to forced labor as a form of punishment.
"During the nineteenth century, the British Empire established a notorious penal colony in Australia." - 2
A correctional institution or isolated camp system likened to a penal settlement due to harsh conditions and forced isolation.
"Political dissidents were sent to a remote penal colony located in the frozen arctic tundra."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'penal', derived from the Latin 'poena' meaning punishment or penalty via Old French, and 'colony', originating from the Latin 'colonia' meaning a settled land. It emerged in English during the 18th and 19th centuries to describe remote overseas settlements established by imperial powers specifically for detaining and utilizing convict labor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Penal colony" is said worldwide
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bagne
Transliteration: /baɲ/
"Il a été condamné aux travaux forcés dans un bagne."
Strafkolonie
Transliteration: /ˈʃtʁaːfkoˌloːni̯ə/
"Die historische Strafkolonie war für ihre harten Bedingungen bekannt."
colonia penale
Transliteration: /koˈlo.nja peˈna.le/
"Il prigioniero fu esiliato in una lontana colonia penale."
colonia penal
Transliteration: /koˈlo.nja peˈnal/
"Muchos presos fueron enviados a una colonia penal en la isla."
colônia penal
Transliteration: /kuˈlõ.ni.ɐ peˈnaw/
"O governo enviou os criminosos para uma colônia penal ultramarina."
सजायाफ्ता कॉलोनी
Transliteration: sajayafta koloni
"अंडमान द्वीप समूह को एक कुख्यात दंडात्मक कॉलोनी के रूप में इस्तेमाल किया जाता था।"
流放地
Transliteration: liúfàngdì
"这座岛屿曾经是一个戒备森严的流放地。"
형벌 식민지
Transliteration: hyeongbeol sikminji
"그 범죄자들은 외딴 섬의 형벌 식민지로 추방되었습니다."
流刑地
Transliteration: rukeichi
"その島はかつてイギリスの流刑地でした。"
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