penal colony penal code • penal facility · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · penal colony · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible). Synonyms: penal colony. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 y latin small letter y U+0079