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prison states

prison states is the plural of prison state.

Meaning of prison state

Noun

prison state (plural prison states)

  1. A state that severely restricts the freedom of its citizens.
    • Lim Ŭn does not attempt to portray the gigantic prison state that is Kim's North Korea, […]1982, Ŭn Lim, The Founding of a Dynasty: An Authentic Biography of Kim Il-sŏng, page 328

Questions about prison states

What is prison states the plural of?
Prison states is the plural of prison state.

Words near prison states in the dictionary

  1. prison ring
  2. prison rings
  3. prison sentence
  4. prison sentences
  5. prison state
  6. prison states
  7. prison wall
  8. prison wallet
  9. prison wallets
  10. prison walls
  11. prison wife

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