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gulag in Arabic

غُولَاغ ḡulāḡ

/ˈɡuːlɑɡ/US/ˈɡuˌlɑɡ/

gulag in Arabic: غُولَاغ (ḡulāḡ), جُولَاج (gulāg), مُعَسْكَر عَمْل (muʕaskar ʕaml). In English, gulag means also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).

Arabic words for gulag

system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s)
غُولَاغ ḡulāḡ, جُولَاج gulāg, مُعَسْكَر عَمْل muʕaskar ʕaml

English meaning of gulag

  1. noun Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).
  2. noun A prison camp, especially one used to hold political prisoners.
  3. noun A place where, or political system in which, people with dissident views are routinely oppressed.
  4. verb To compel (someone) into a forced labour camp or a similar place of confinement or exile.

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Questions about gulag in Arabic

What is the meaning of gulag in Arabic?
Gulag in Arabic is غُولَاغ (ḡulāḡ), جُولَاج (gulāg), مُعَسْكَر عَمْل (muʕaskar ʕaml).
ما معنى كلمة gulag؟
Gulag: غُولَاغ (ḡulāḡ), جُولَاج (gulāg), مُعَسْكَر عَمْل (muʕaskar ʕaml).
What does gulag mean in English?
Gulag means also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).

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