GULAG

Meaning of GULAG in English

[gu.lag] n, often cap [Russ, fr. Glavnoe upravlenie ispravitel'no-trudovykh lagerei chief administration of corrective labor camps] (1974): the penal system of the U.S.S.R. consisting of a network of labor camps; also: labor camp 1

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GULAG — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Russian, from Glavnoe upravlenie ispravitel'notrudovykh lagereĭ chief administration of corrective labor camps Date: 1974 the …
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GULAG — System of Soviet labour camps and prisons that from the 1920s to the mid-1950s housed millions of political prisoners and …
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GULAG — ˈgüˌläg noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Russian, from German lavnoe u pravlenie ispravitel'no-trudovykh lag ereĭ chief administration …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GULAG — /gooh"lahg/ , n. ( sometimes cap. ) 1. the system of forced-labor camps in the Soviet Union. 2. a Soviet …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GULAG — n. prison or labor camp in former Soviet Union used for political prisoners; prison or forced labor camp for political …
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GULAG — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Russian, from G lavnoe u pravlenie ispravitel'notrudovykh lag ereĭ chief administration of corrective labor camps …
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GULAG — [ 'gu:lag ] ■ noun ( the ~ ) a system of harsh labour camps maintained in the Soviet Union …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GULAG — abbreviation of Glavnoye Upravleniye Ispravitelno-trudovykh Lagerey (Russian: Chief Administration of Corrective Labour Camps), the system of Soviet labour camps and …
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GULAG — Gulag BrE AmE ˈɡuːl æɡ -ɑːɡ AmE \ -ɑːɡ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GULAG — gu ‧ lag /ˈɡuːlæɡ $ -lɑːɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Russian ; Origin: Glavnoe Upravlenie …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GULAG — ( gulags) A gulag is a prison camp where conditions are extremely bad and the prisoners are forced to work …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GULAG — (~s) A ~ is a prison camp where conditions are extremely bad and the prisoners are forced to work very …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GULAG — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As in all gulags, the prisoners have no voice. ▪ Finally, you arrive in the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GULAG — [noun] [U] - the gulag severe work prisons for people found guilty of crimes against their countryThousands of people were …
Cambridge English vocab
GULAG — n. System of Soviet labour camps and prisons that from the 1920s to the mid-1950s housed millions of political prisoners …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GULAG — ГУЛАГ
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GULAG — русск. ; сущ. ; = Gulag 1) ГУЛАГ ( система исправительно-трудовых лагерей в СССР ) 2) исправительный лагерь ( особ. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GULAG — русск.; сущ.; - Gulag 1) ГУЛАГ (система исправительно-трудовых лагерей в СССР) 2) исправительный лагерь (особ. для политзаключенных); тюрьма 3) а) тюремная атмосфера, угнетение б) учреждение, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GULAG — n. Pronunciation: ' gü- ˌ läg Function: noun Usage: often cap Etymology: Russian, from G lavnoe u pravlenie ispravitel'notrudovykh lag …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THE GULAG — a system of harsh labour camps maintained in the Soviet Union 1930–55. → Gulag
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CONCENTRATION CAMP
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PRISONER OF WAR — (pow, or Pw), any person captured or interned by a belligerent power during war. In the strictest sense it is …
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FORCED LABOUR
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CONCENTRATION CAMP
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SOLZHENITSYN, ALEKSANDR ISAYEVICH — born Dec. 11, 1918, Kislovodsk, Russia Solzhenitsyn, 1974 Russian novelist and historian who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature …
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