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Pronunciation / Transliteration: keimusho
"彼は長年を刑務所で過ごした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Slang term for a maximum-security prison or penitentiary.
"After being convicted of the robbery, he spent ten years in the big house." - 2
A large traditional dwelling, particularly a communal plank house used by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
"The tribal elders gathered inside the big house to discuss the winter ceremonies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term derives from the combination of the Old English adjectives and nouns 'micel/biȝ' and 'hūs', evolving in American slang during the early 20th century to specifically denote a state penitentiary. Historically, it also refers to the communal or chiefly dwelling structures of indigenous Pacific Northwest cultures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Big house" is said worldwide
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pénitencier
Transliteration: pa-ne-tahn-syay
"Il a passé des années dans le grand pénitencier."
Zuchthaus
Transliteration: tsuːxthaʊs
"Er wurde zu einer langjährigen Strafe im Zuchthaus verurteilt."
penitenziario
Transliteration: pe-ni-ten-tsya-rio
"Il criminale fu mandato nel penitenziario di massima sicurezza."
penitenciaría
Transliteration: pe-ni-ten-sja-ri-a
"Pasó la mayor parte de su condena en la penitenciaría."
penitenciária
Transliteration: pe-ni-ten-sja-ri-a
"Ele foi enviado para a penitenciária federal."
कारागार
Transliteration: kaaraagaar
"उसे कई साल कारागार में बिताने पड़े।"
监狱
Transliteration: jiānyù
"他在那座戒备森严的监狱里度过了余生。"
교도소
Transliteration: gyodoso
"그는 중범죄로 교도소에 수감되었다."
刑務所
Transliteration: keimusho
"彼は長年を刑務所で過ごした。"
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