Meaning Of The Word Gulag

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gulag
countable noun: A gulag is a prison camp where conditions are extremely bad and the prisoners are forced to work very hard. The name gulag comes from the prison camps in the former Soviet Union.

gulag in American English
the system of forced-labor camps in the former Soviet Union
the system of prisons and labor camps, esp. for political prisoners, in the Soviet Union

Gulag in British English
noun: (formerly) the central administrative department of the Soviet security service, established in 1930, responsible for maintaining prisons and forced labour camps

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