Gulag and Prison

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Gulag noun - A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.

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Prison and gulag are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prison" instead a noun "Gulag".

Prison noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.

Usage example: the ongoing debate whether drug users should go to prison

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Gulag and prison are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gulag" instead a noun "Prison".

Nearby Words: prisoner, prisoned, prisoning

People often got sent to prison/gulag even when they refused to confess even under torture.

Source: Bad Boss
Then I tried the pokey, the pen, the prison, the cooler, the gulag, the brig, the can, the clink, the lockup, the rock, the convict castle, the criminal condo and even the grey bar hotel.

Source: Hurricane of Euphemisms
Stein, Ray, and Rory out of the Russian gulag, Snart says, "This isn't my first prison break." Snart and Rory are played by Prison Break stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, respectively.

Source: Series / Legends of Tomorrow

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