Gulag
noun/ˈɡuːlæɡ/
/ˈɡuːlɑːɡ/
- the Gulag[singular] a system of prison labour camps in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955, where many people died
- They were offered the choice of joining the army or being sent to the Gulag.
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- gulag[countable] any political labour camp
- Millions of innocent civilians were herded into gulags.
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