gulag vs. concentration camp
[goo-lahg]
/ ˈgu lɑg /
noun
(sometimes initial capital letter)
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the system of forced-labor camps in the Soviet Union.
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a Soviet forced-labor camp.
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any prison or detention camp, especially for political prisoners.
[kon-suhn-trey-shuhn kamp]
/ ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃən ˌkæmp /
noun
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a guarded compound for the mass detention without hearings or the imprisonment without trial of civilians, as refugees, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc.
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a Nazi prison camp or death camp prior to and during World War II.
