"stateprison" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stateprisons [plural]
Etymology: state + prison Etymology templates: {{compound|en|state|prison}} state + prison Head templates: {{en-noun}} stateprison (plural stateprisons)
  1. (US, dated) A prison maintained by the state. Tags: US, dated Categories (topical): Prison
    Sense id: en-stateprison-en-noun-E1zr822e Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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