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penitentiary meaning in Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತ ಭವನ

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/

penitentiary in Kannada: ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತ ಭವನ, ಸುಧಾರಣಾ ಕಾರಾಗೃಹ. In English, penitentiary means a state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.

Kannada words for penitentiary

ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತ ಭವನ, ಸುಧಾರಣಾ ಕಾರಾಗೃಹ

English meaning of penitentiary

  1. noun A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.
  2. noun A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance.
  3. noun One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
  4. noun One who does penance.

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Questions about penitentiary in Kannada

What is the meaning of penitentiary in Kannada?
Penitentiary in Kannada is ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತ ಭವನ, ಸುಧಾರಣಾ ಕಾರಾಗೃಹ.
penitentiary ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Penitentiary: ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತ ಭವನ, ಸುಧಾರಣಾ ಕಾರಾಗೃಹ.
What does penitentiary mean in English?
Penitentiary means a state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: penitentiary (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: penitentiary (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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