jailhouse

n.
A place for incarcerating prisoners; a jail.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
  Synonyms: jail, gaol, clink, slammer

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fængsel, fængselsbygning

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevangenis

Français (French)
n. - maison d'arrêt

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gefängnis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κρατητήριο, φυλακή

Italiano (Italian)
prigione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prisão (f), cadeia (f)

Русский (Russian)
тюрьма

Español (Spanish)
n. - prisión, cárcel

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fängelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
监狱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 監獄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 교도소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 刑務所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سجن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בית כלא‬

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