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- [goo-lahg]
- /ˈgu lɑg/
- /ˈguːlæg/
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- [goo-lahg]
- /ˈgu lɑg/
Definitions of gulag word
- noun gulag the system of forced-labor camps in the Soviet Union. 1
- noun gulag a Soviet forced-labor camp. 1
- noun gulag any prison or detention camp, especially for political prisoners. 1
- noun gulag A prison camp. 1
- noun gulag Soviet labour camp 1
- countable noun gulag A gulag is a prison camp where conditions are extremely bad and the prisoners are forced to work very hard. The name gulag comes from the prison camps in the former Soviet Union. 0
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Origin of gulag
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
1970-75; < Russian Gulág, acronym from Glávnoe upravlénie ispravítelʾno-trudovýkh lageréĭ Main Directorate of Corrective Labor Camps
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Parts of speech for Gulag
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gulag popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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noun gulag
- prison camp — a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.
- detention camp — a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws.
- labor camp — Also called slave labor camp. a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.
- internment camp — a prison camp for the confinement of enemy aliens, prisoners of war, political prisoners, etc.
- gas chamber — an enclosure used for the execution of prisoners by means of a poisonous gas.
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