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Penintiary

Description:

A penintiary is a correctional institution for the confinement of individuals who have been convicted of crimes. It is a place where sentenced criminals serve their sentences and undergo rehabilitation.

Noun:

Sense: Correctional Institution

A penintiary, as a noun, refers to a type of correctional institution where convicted criminals are incarcerated.

Example sentence: The notorious criminal was sentenced to serve twenty years in the penintiary.

Adjective:

Sense: Popular or Local

As an adjective, penintiary can be used to describe something that is widely popular or restricted to a specific locality.

Example sentence: The restaurant is known for its penintiary dish, which is a local specialty loved by everyone in the town.

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