Meanings
nounprison camp (plural prison camps)
plural prison camps
- A camp in which either prisoners of war or political prisoners are interned.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 勞改營 /劳改营
- 勞改營 /劳改营 (láogǎiyíng)camp for prisoners
Danish fangelejr
- fangelejrcamp for prisoners
Dutch gevangenenkamp
- gevangenenkampcamp for prisoners
Finnish vankileiri
- vankileiricamp for prisoners
French camp de prisonniers
- camp de prisonnierscamp for prisoners
German Gefangenenlager
- Gefangenenlagercamp for prisoners
Italian campo di prigionìa
- campo di prigionìacamp for prisoners
Japanese 捕虜収容所
- 捕虜収容所 (horyoshūyōshiyo)camp for prisoners
Norwegian Bokmål fangeleir
- fangeleircamp for prisoners
Polish obóz jeniecki
- obóz jenieckicamp for prisoners
Swedish fångläger
- fånglägercamp for prisoners
Cite this entry
APA
prison camp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prison%20camp
MLA
“prison camp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prison%20camp. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prison camp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prison%20camp.
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