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Gulag.

gulag

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡuːlak/

  1. gulag

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG): Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps, Main Directorate for Places of Detention, Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps, etc.”).

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