Prison and Penal colony

Prison noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.

Penal colony and prison are semantically related In some cases you can use "Penal colony" instead a noun "Prison".

Nearby Words: prisoner, prisoned, prisoning

Penal colony noun - A penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible).

Prison and penal colony are semantically related in correctional facility topic. Sometimes you can use "Prison" instead a noun phrase "Penal colony".