zek

[ zek ]

/ zɛk /

noun

(in the former U.S.S.R.) an inmate of a forced-labor camp.

Nearby words

zeiss,
zeist,
zeitgeber,
zeitgeist,
zeitgeisty ,
zeke,
zelda,
zelenograd,
zelig,
zelkova

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Examples from the Web for zek

No, my beloved and respected feller-citizen of native birth, it's as plain to me as the wheels of 'Zek'el and the year 1843.
The End Of The World|Edward Eggleston
Zechstein, zek′stīn, n. a deposit of calcareous rock which covers the Kupfer-schiefer.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
How does Hankins know that 'Zek'el's livin' creeters means one thing more'n another?
The End Of The World|Edward Eggleston

Word Origin and History for zek

zek

"Russian condemned person in a prison or labor camp," 1968, from Russian zek, probably representing a vocalization of z/k, abbreviation of zaklyuchennyi "prisoner."