gułag
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Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG): Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps, Main Directorate for Places of Detention, Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps, etc.”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gułag m inan
- (historical) gulag (Soviet labour camp)
- Synonym: łagier
- (historical) gulag (system of all Soviet prison and/or labor camps in use during the Stalinist period)
Declension
Declension of gułag