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1. (n.) dungeon
a strong, dark prison or cell, usu. underground, as in a medieval castle.
2. dungeon
the keep or stronghold of a castle; donjon.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME dungeo(u)n < MF donjon < VL *domniōnem, acc. of *domniō keep, mastery)
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| Definition of 'dungeon' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) keep, donjon, dungeon
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
2. (noun) dungeon
a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
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| Definition of 'dungeon' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) dungeon
a close, dark prison, common/, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons
2. (verb) dungeon
to shut up in a dungeon
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Sense: a dark underground prison.
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 Afrikaans: kerker |
 Arabic: سِجْن تَحْت الأرْض |
 Bulgarian: тъмница |
 Brazilian: masmorra |
 Czech: žalář |
 German: das Burgverlies |
 Danish: fangehul |
 Greek: μπουντρούμι |
 Spanish: calabozo, mazmorra |
 Estonian: vangikoobas |
 Farsi: زندان زیرزمینی |
 Finnish: tyrmä |
 French: cachot (souterrain) |
 Hebrew: צִינוֹק |
 Hindi: भूमिगत अंधेरा कारागार |
 Croatian: tamnica |
 Hungarian: (föld alatti) (vár)börtön |
 Indonesian: penjara bawah tanah |
 Icelandic: dÿflissa |
 Italian: prigione sotterranea |
 Japanese: 地下ろう |
 Korean: 지하 감옥 |
 Lithuanian: kalėjimo rūsys |
 Latvian: (pazemes) cietums |
 Malay: penjara bawah tanah |
 Dutch: kerker |
 Norwegian: fangekjeller/-hull |
 Polish: loch |
 Persian: زندان زیرزمینی |
 Pashto: تر ځمكى لاندې جيل |
 Portuguese: masmorra |
 Romanian: carceră subterană |
 Russian: темница |
 Slovak: žalár |
 Slovenian: (podzemeljska) ječa |
 Serbian: tamnica |
 Swedish: fängelsehåla |
 Thai: คุกใต้ดิน |
 Turkish: zindan |
 Taiwanese: 地牢 |
 Ukrainian: підземна в'язниця; темниц |
 Urdu: زمیں دوز ، تاریک قید خانہ |
 Vietnamese: hầm tối |
 Chinese: 地牢 |
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