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compound

/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
noun
  1. An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

  2. A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices

Synonymsgaol, jail, pen, pound, prison

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