Definition
A secure state institution where convicted or detained people are held.
Translations
- English
- prison
- Français
- prison
- Türkçe
- cezaevi
- Polski
- więzienie
- Русский
- тюрьма
- Українська
- в’язниця
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Gefängnis
- B1
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
- City & Places
prison
/das ɡəˈfɛŋnɪs/
Meaning and translations
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Grammar & classification
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- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Gefängnisse
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimaryCity & Places
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Lemma
Gefängnis/ɡəˈfɛŋnɪs/
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Article phrase
das Gefängnis/das ɡəˈfɛŋnɪs/
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