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prigionia

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nounfeminine
  1. imprisonment, incarceration, detention

Forms

noun

singularprigionia
pluralprigionie

Used in the library

  • All'inizio abitavano in baracche, spesso vecchi campi di prigionia.At first they lived in huts, often old prison camps.A2Marcinelle
  • Mia nonna dice che la festa è per San Paolino, che tornò a Nola dalla prigionia.My grandmother says the feast is for Saint Paulinus, who came back to Nola from captivity.B1Sotto il giglio — Under the Giglio

Other ways to say it

  • carcerejail, prison; imprisonment
  • detenzioneholding (of a title etc.); possession (of drugs etc.)
  • galeraprison, jail, jug; galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)
  • prigionejail, prison; cooler

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