How to Pronounce "gulag"
word
ˈɡjuɫæɡ/, /ˈɡuˌɫɑɡ
GYOO-lag or GOO-lahg
ɡjˈʊlæɡ
gyoo-LAG
Definition
A gulag was a system of forced labor camps in the Soviet Union where many people were imprisoned, often for political reasons, especially between the 1930s and 1950s.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡjuɫæɡ/, /ˈɡuˌɫɑɡ
British English
ɡjˈʊlæɡ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GYOO-lag or GOO-lahg
UK
gyoo-LAG
Listen in Context
A gulag was a type of prison camp in the Soviet Union.
Many people suffered in the gulag during the 1940s.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote about life in the gulag.
After his arrest, he disappeared into the gulag for years.