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megaprison

megaprison noun: an extremely large prison.

Noun

megaprison (plural megaprisons)

  1. (informal) An extremely large prison.
    • Some 64,000 people have been arrested since the state of emergency began, some of whom have been transferred to a megaprison earlier this year.2023 May 17, Tara John, “Security forces in El Salvador surround town after officer is killed”, in CNN
    • More than 3,000 people have been arrested since Jan. 9. The police have even released images of some detainees stripped down to their underwear, recalling images from Mr. Bukele's infamous megaprisons.2024 January 25, Iván Ulchur-Rota, “When Chaos Erupted in Ecuador, Disinformation Followed”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
    Synonyms:
    megajail

Synonyms of megaprison

Forms of megaprison

pluralmegaprisons

Origin of megaprison

From mega- + prison.

Questions about megaprison

What does megaprison mean?
Megaprison means an extremely large prison.
What part of speech is megaprison?
Megaprison is a noun.
What is the plural of megaprison?
The plural of megaprison is megaprisons.

Words near megaprison in the dictionary

  1. megaprimary
  2. megaprime
  3. megaprimer
  4. megaprimers
  5. megaprimes
  6. megaprison
  7. megaprisons
  8. megaproducer
  9. megaproducers
  10. megaprofit
  11. megaprofits

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