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stateprisons

stateprisons is the plural of stateprison.

Meaning of stateprison

Noun

stateprison (plural stateprisons)

  1. (US, dated) A prison maintained by the state.
    • On his way, under the care of the sheriff of Oswego county, to the stateprison, Lett made his escape, at the imminent peril of his life, by leaping from a railroad car while it was under full motion.1841, William H. Seward, letter to Mr. Webster

Questions about stateprisons

What is stateprisons the plural of?
Stateprisons is the plural of stateprison.

Words near stateprisons in the dictionary

  1. Staten Islander
  2. Staten Islanders
  3. Statens
  4. Statenville
  5. stateprison
  6. stateprisons
  7. stater
  8. stateroom
  9. staterooms
  10. staters
  11. states

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