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detention 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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noun

  1. 1.A facility in which people are detained (held in custody); a jail.
  2. 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. 3.A concentration camp.

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