Penitentiary in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “penitentiary” in Hindi is बन्दीगृह, pronounced banadigaRah — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
From Middle English penitentiary, from Medieval Latin pēnitentiārius (“place of penitence”), from Latin paenitentia (“penitence”), term used by the Quakers in Pennsylvania during the 1790s, describing a place for penitents to dwell upon their sins.
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