| NOUN | artifact | dungeon, keep, donjon | the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress |
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| artifact | dungeon | a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined |
| Sounds | dah'njhahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress. | |
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| Synonyms | keep, donjon | |
| Instances | Black Hole of Calcutta | A dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula |
| Part of | castle | A large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack |
| Broader | stronghold, fastness | A strongly fortified defensive structure |
| Spanish | mazmorra, torre del homenaje | |
| Catalan | masmorra | |
| Meaning | A dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined. | |
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| Narrower | oubliette | A dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling |
| Broader | cell, jail cell, prison cell | A room where a prisoner is kept |
| Spanish | calabozo, mazmorra | |
| Catalan | calabós, masmorra | |
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