Kerker — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Bastille noun A fortress or prison, especially one associated with harsh or unjust treatment of its inmates.
- dungeon noun A dark, often underground prison cell, typically found beneath an old castle.
- prison noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
Senses
Kerker is used for these senses in English:
- bastille A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners.
- dungeon An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
- prison A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
Bastille — full definition
- noun A fortress or prison, especially one associated with harsh or unjust treatment of its inmates.
- noun Capitalized: the Bastille, a Paris fortress-prison whose storming by an angry crowd in 1789 marked the start of the French Revolution.
dungeon — full definition
- noun A dark, often underground prison cell, typically found beneath an old castle.
- noun In video games, an area full of enemies, hazards, and treasure that players must fight through.