Gulag Definition
go͝oläg, go͝olag
gulags
noun
The system of prisons and labor camps, esp. for political prisoners, in the Soviet Union.
Webster's New World
Such a prison or forced-labor camp, as in the Soviet Union.
Webster's New World
A network of prisons used especially for political dissidents.
American Heritage
Any place or situation regarded as like such a prison.
Webster's New World
A prison in such a network.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Gulag
Noun
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gulag
Plural:
gulagsOrigin of Gulag
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From the Russian acronym ГУЛАГ (GULAG): Главное управление исправительно-трудовых лагерей (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítel’no-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps, Main Directorate for Places of Detention, Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps, etc.”).
From Wiktionary
Russian Gulag from G(lavnoe) u(pravlenie ispravitel'no-trudovykh) lag(ereĭ) Chief Administration (of Correctional Labor) Camps
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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