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Gulag

Gu lag |ˈgo͞oläg ˈɡulɑɡ | noun [ in sing. ] a system of labor camps maintained in the former Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955 in which many people died. (gulag ) a camp in this system, or any political labor camp. ORIGIN Russian, from G (lavnoe ) u (pravlenie ispravitelʹno -trudovykh ) lag (ereĭ ) Chief Administration for Corrective Labor Camps.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Gulag

Gulag |ˈguːlag | noun a system of labour camps maintained in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955 in which many people died. ( gulag ) a camp in the Gulag system, or any political labour camp. ORIGIN Russian, from G (lavnoe ) u (pravlenie ispravitelʹno -trudovykh ) lag (ereĭ ) Chief Administration for Corrective Labour Camps .

 

Duden Dictionary

Gulag

Gu lag Substantiv, maskulin , der |G u lag |der Gulag; Genitiv: des Gulag [s ], Plural: die Gulags Kurzwort aus russisch G lavnoe U pravlenije Lag erej = Hauptverwaltung der Lager 1 ohne Plural Hauptverwaltung des Straflagersystems in der UdSSR (1930 –1955 )2 Straf- und Arbeitslager (in der UdSSR )

 

Spanish Dictionary

gulag

gulag nombre masculino Campo de prisioneros de la antigua Unión Soviética .El plural es gulags .