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Meaning of colònia penal | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. penal colony
    feminine
  2. Equivalent to 'penal colony': A colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of deportees, typically where free labor is desperately scarce.

Equivalents

Dansk straffekoloni
Deutsch Strafkolonie
English penal colony
Español colonia penal
Suomi rangaistussiirtola työsiirtola
Français bagne
Nederlands colonie pénale strafkolonie
Polski kolonia karna
Русский исправи́тельная коло́ния штрафна́я коло́ния
Svenska straffkoloni

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

colonialisme colonialismes colonialista colonialistes colònies colònies penals

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