Feminine
Meaning
a jail, a prison; especially an institution where convicts are incarcerated, but sometimes used more generally
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣəˈvɑ.ŋəˌnɪs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch gevancnesse. By surface analysis, gevangene + -nis. Cognate with German Gefängnis.
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