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GULAG.

The government agency in charge of the Soviet Union's network of forced labour camps, which was established in 1918 and formally abolished in 1960.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɡuːlɑɡ/Received-Pronunciation/-læɡ/Received-Pronunciation, sometimes/ɡuːˈlɑk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡuˌlɑɡ/General-American

  1. The government agency in charge of the Soviet Union's network of forced labour camps, which was established in 1918 and formally abolished in 1960.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG), the acronym of Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps”): see the definition.

noun/ˈɡuːlɑɡ/Received-Pronunciation/-læɡ/Received-Pronunciation, sometimes/ɡuːˈlɑk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡuˌlɑɡ/General-American

  1. Alternative letter-case form of gulag.

    alt-of
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG), the acronym of Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps”): see the definition.

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