"GULAG" meaning in English

See GULAG in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡuːlɑɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-læɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation, sometimes], /ɡuːˈlɑk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡuˌlɑɡ/ [General-American], /-ˌlæɡ/ [General-American, sometimes] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gulag.wav
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|ГУЛА́Г}} Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG), {{glossary|acronym}} acronym Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} GULAG
  1. (historical) 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. Tags: historical Categories (place): Soviet Union Translations (government agency in charge of the Soviet Union’s network of forced labour camps): ГУЛА́Г (HULÁH) [masculine] (Belarusian), ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG) [masculine] (Russian), ГУЛа́г (GULág) (Russian), Гула́г (Gulág) (Russian), ГУЛА́Г (HULÁH) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ГУТА́Б (HUTÁB) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-GULAG-en-name-SkiSLCfg Disambiguation of Soviet Union: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 88 12

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡuːlɑɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-læɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation, sometimes], /ɡuːˈlɑk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡuˌlɑɡ/ [General-American], /-ˌlæɡ/ [General-American, sometimes] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gulag.wav Forms: GULAGs [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|ГУЛА́Г}} Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG), {{glossary|acronym}} acronym Head templates: {{en-noun}} GULAG (plural GULAGs)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of gulag Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: gulag Categories (topical): Prison
    Sense id: en-GULAG-en-noun-jEjUS1lP Disambiguation of Prison: 40 60

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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-læɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡuːˈlɑk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gulag.wav",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-gulag.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-gulag.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡuˌlɑɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ˌlæɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "GULAG"
}

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