house of detention

house of de·ten·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noun, adjective hous uhv, ov dih-ten-shuh n]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ʌv, ɒv dɪˈtɛn ʃən/
- /haʊs əv dɪˈten.ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous uhv, ov dih-ten-shuh n]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ʌv, ɒv dɪˈtɛn ʃən/

Definitions of house of detention words

noun house of detention a place maintained by the civil authorities for persons charged with a crime, and sometimes for witnesses, awaiting trial. 1
noun house of detention detention home. 1

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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