penal colony meaning in Tamil
குற்றவாளி வைக்கும் இடம்
penal colony in Tamil: குற்றவாளி வைக்கும் இடம். In English, penal colony means a colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of criminals, typically where free labor is desperately scarce.
Tamil words for penal colony
- குற்றவாளி வைக்கும் இடம்
English meaning of penal colony
- noun A colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of criminals, typically where free labor is desperately scarce.
penal colony in a sentence
- Australia was used as a penal colony by the United Kingdom in the 18th to 19th century.
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Questions about penal colony in Tamil
- What is the meaning of penal colony in Tamil?
- Penal colony in Tamil is குற்றவாளி வைக்கும் இடம்.
- penal colony என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Penal colony: குற்றவாளி வைக்கும் இடம்.
- What does penal colony mean in English?
- Penal colony means a colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of criminals, typically where free labor is desperately scarce.
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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: penal colony (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: penal colony (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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