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Raredetention centre
The correct spelling is detention centre.
How to pronounce detention centre
noun
Say it like: Det-ens-hon- se-ntr-e
The correct spelling is detention centre. A facility in which people are detained (held in custody); a jail.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A facility in which people are detained (held in custody); a jail.
- 2.An immigration detention facility; a facility in which people who have attempted to enter Australia without prior authorisation are detained, pending a decision on whether they are to be accepted as refugees or returned to their country of origin.
- 3.A concentration camp.
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