gulag

gu·lag

noun, often capitalized \ˈgü-ˌläg\

Definition of GULAG

: the penal system of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics consisting of a network of labor camps; also : labor camp 1

Origin of GULAG

Russian, from Glavnoe upravlenie ispravitel'notrudovykh lagereĭ chief administration of corrective labor camps

First Known Use: 1974

Rhymes with GULAG

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